Animal Breeding and Advanced Reproduction Techniques

1) Biology; 2) Animal Reproductive Anatomy and Phisiology

Methodology: 1) classic exposition of concepts; 2) Performing laboratory tasks and various exercises; 3) Solving exercises on hereditary expectation; and 4) Literature search under faculty guidance.

1: Understand the molecular and cytological base of the cell and the mechanisms and structures involved in heredity and phenotypic variability. Mendel’s principles, the intra­ and intergenic relationships, standard and special transmission patterns (including “Inprinting”) and the associated heredopathology, the Hardy­-Weinberg theory, and the principles of quantitative approach applied to animal breeding.

2: Know the anatomy­physiology of reproduction in livestock species and their characteristics and the principles and methodology of Artificial Insemination, Embryo Transfer, Embryo Production “in vitro” and the Sexing of sperm.

Objective 1:

a). Cytological and nuclear organization of prokaryotes and eukaryotes; Chromosomal organization and specificity; b) hereditary sexual transmission, the occurrence of permutations and aberrations ­ justification and epidemiology; c) Principles of Mendel, intra­ and intergenic relations and special cases of inheritance (including “Imprinting”); d) Postulate of Hardy­Weinberg and applications; e) polygenic and phenotypic variability: components, Heritability and Value Improvement Types and Methods of Selection and Crossover Heterosis and inbreeding.

Objective 2:

a) Anatomy of the Reproductive System of livestock species ­ peculiarities b) Endocrinology of reproductive function, mechanism, and control of overhead variances c) histological and ethological cyclical changes of livestock species d) Principles and methods of Artificial Insemination, Production and Transfer of Embryos and Sperm Sexing.

• - Objectivo 1: Exame escrito sobre a componente Genética - 75.0%
• - Objectivo 2: Exame escrito sobre a componente Reprodutiva - 25.0%

• - Objectivo 1: execução de exercícios em tempo OT (20%) e exame escrito (80%) - 75.0%
• - Objectivo 2 : avaliada por exame escrito (100%). - 25.0%

NAO

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