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Selection of Stocks in Ruminants

The document outlines the objectives and methods for selecting breeding stock of ruminants, emphasizing the importance of choosing suitable male and female mates for livestock improvement. Key factors for selection include age, performance level, physical fitness, body conformation, temperament, product quality, mothering ability, adaptability, and prolificacy. It also describes three methods of selection: individual, family/pedigree, and progeny.

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Selection of Stocks in Ruminants

The document outlines the objectives and methods for selecting breeding stock of ruminants, emphasizing the importance of choosing suitable male and female mates for livestock improvement. Key factors for selection include age, performance level, physical fitness, body conformation, temperament, product quality, mothering ability, adaptability, and prolificacy. It also describes three methods of selection: individual, family/pedigree, and progeny.

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SELECTION OF

BREEDING STOCK
OF RUMINANTS
OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the discussion learners will be able to know the:

Selection of the breeding stock

Factors to consider when selecting breeding

Stock.
Methods of selection
Selection of breeding stock

Selection is used as tool for livestock improvement.

The process of allowing certain animals to be parents


of future generations.
Choosing which male and female mates.
Two kinds of selection
1. NATURAL
“Survival of the fittest”

2. ARTIFICIAL
Breeding animals for specific traits
Factors to consider when selecting
breeding stock
1. Age
Young animals, those that have not parturated for more than 3
times should be selected.
They have longer productive life, old animals are poor breeders
and low producers as the production and breeding efficiency
decline with age.
2. Level of performance
Animals with highest production level selected and
performance best indicated with records.
High milk, wool, and good mothering ability.

High prepotency which is the ability of a parent to pass good


qualities to their offsprings.
3. Physical fitness
Free from any physical defect e.g. single eyed, limping,
irregular, number of teats, scrotal hernia, defective and
weak backline.

Single-eyed Scrotal hernia limping Weak backline


5. Body conformation
Dairy cow should be wedged-shape with large udder, thin legs
and long neck.

6. Temperament or Behaviour
Animals with bad behavior should be culled e.g. cannibalism,
aggressiveness and kicking.
7. Quality of products
Select animals that give products of high quality such as
meat, wool and milk.

8. Mothering ability
Breeds that has good natural
instinct towards their offsprings,
this will enable them to rear the
young ones up to weaning.
9. Adaptability
Should be well adapted to prevailing climatic condition.

10. Prolificacy
Has the ability to give birth to many opffsprings at the
same time . This is the quality that should be most
considered in selecting sheep, goats and rabbits and even
large ruminants.
Methods of Selection
 Individual- Is based on the performance of individual
or individual phenotypic value.
 Family/pedigree-when animals are evaluated and
selected only on the basis of performance of their
parents.
 Progeny- choice of breeding stock in the basis of the
performance of their offspring or descendants.

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