Match: Selection Indices for Poultry
Match the column — Selection indices for poultry and their descriptions:
TABLE-I
1) Osborne index
2) Sire Index
3) Abplanalp Index
4) BLUP
5) Selection Index
TABLE-II
a) Best method of selection
b) For selection of pullets and cockerels
c) For improving egg production in poultry
d) Index of genetic worth of sire
e) Most powerful method of indexing sire
- 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-e, 5-a — Correct Answer
- 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-e, 5-a
- 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-e, 5-a
- 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a, 5-e
Explanation:
Correct Answer: 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-e, 5-a
Correct Matching
| # | Index | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osborne index | For improving egg production in poultry |
| 2 | Sire Index | Index of genetic worth of sire |
| 3 | Abplanalp Index | For selection of pullets and cockerels |
| 4 | BLUP | Most powerful method of indexing/evaluating sire; most recent and best method of sire evaluation |
| 5 | Selection Index | Best (most efficient) method of selection |
BLUP = Best Linear Unbiased Prediction — the most recent and best method of sire evaluation.
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