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| Goal of a poultry breeder |
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| Develop pure lines that will combine well to utilize heterosis in the commercial broiler or layer |
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| A general goal for a breeding program: The decision on what constitute the best animal |
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| Factors affecting Breeding Objective |
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1 Market Sector
2. Economic Factors
3. Competitive Position
4. Threshold Traits
5.Consumer Perception
6.Genetic Factors
7.Social and Political Pressures |
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| considerations for market sector |
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A) High reproductive performance balanced with rapid broiler growth to relatively low market weight (<2 kg).
(B) Broiler growth with secondary interest in processing characteristics and lowered emphasis on reproductive performance.
(C) Further processing driven by processing yield with secondary emphasis on broiler growth. |
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| importance of economic factors |
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| they tend to be the primary driver in developing breeding objective |
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| considerations for economic factors |
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A. Market requirements and conditions
B. Production systems |
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| Product performance is generally evaluated in relative terms with the competitor as a benchmark. (It is not unusual to find strains of a competitor on primary breeder’s in-house research facility. |
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| not bred for, but they occur; there's thresholds on them |
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| basically what the consumer prefers |
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| Genetic factors play a key role not only in the proper design of a breeding program but also in the development of a breeding goal |
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| Social and Political Pressures |
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| There is increased public and consumer recognition of issues related to food safety, product quality, environmental pollution, animal welfare and genetic diversity particularly in effluent markets |
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