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History of Animal Breeding

The history of animal breeding began before domestication was recorded, as some animals were domesticated accidentally through early selection for friendlier traits. Robert Bakewell in the 18th century is considered the father of animal breeding, developing standardized breeds and recording pedigrees. Jay Laurance and Charles Henderson developed modern quantitative genetics methods in the 20th century, including best linear unbiased prediction to evaluate breeding values. Their work enabled greater genetic improvement through selection of superior sires. Bienvido Gonzalez developed important farm animal breeds in the Philippines. The Philippine Carabao Center now conserves water buffalo genetics and improves breeds through crossbreeding programs.

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History of Animal Breeding

The history of animal breeding began before domestication was recorded, as some animals were domesticated accidentally through early selection for friendlier traits. Robert Bakewell in the 18th century is considered the father of animal breeding, developing standardized breeds and recording pedigrees. Jay Laurance and Charles Henderson developed modern quantitative genetics methods in the 20th century, including best linear unbiased prediction to evaluate breeding values. Their work enabled greater genetic improvement through selection of superior sires. Bienvido Gonzalez developed important farm animal breeds in the Philippines. The Philippine Carabao Center now conserves water buffalo genetics and improves breeds through crossbreeding programs.

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  • Brief History of Animal Breeding: An introductory visual collage that sets the context for the historical exploration of animal breeding.
  • Introduction: Describes the origins of animal breeding, highlighting domestication processes that predate recorded history.
  • Robert Blakewell: Details the contributions of Robert Blakewell in improving animal breeds through selective breeding techniques.
  • Jay Laurence: Covers Jay Laurence's influence on modern breeding value estimation methods for livestock.
  • Charles Roy Henderson: Focuses on Henderson’s seminal work in genetic evaluation applications and methodologies.
  • Herd-Mate Comparison: Explains the methodology used for comparing dairy production records among contemporaneous cows.
  • The Purpose of Sire Evaluation: Explores the importance and methodology of evaluating breeding sires to improve livestock quality.
  • Best Linear Unbiased Prediction: Discusses the statistical method used in breeding for accurate evaluations of genetic merit.
  • Allan Robertson: Highlights Allan Robertson’s significant contributions to quantitative genetics and its applications in breeding.
  • Bienvenido Maria Sioco Gonzalez: Gonzalez’s achievements in the field of animal husbandry and education in the Philippines.
  • Popular Breeds of Farm Animals in the Philippines: Introduces farm animal breeds specifically developed and popularized within the Philippines.
  • The Philippine Carabao Center Republic Act 7307: Explains the legislative act focusing on the conservation and development of the Carabao as an agricultural asset.
  • Conclusion: A closing statement that thanks the reader or viewer, signaling the end of the presentation.

BRIEF HISTORY OF Prepared by: Glo Ann Arpa

ANIMAL BREEDING
BTVTED III Animal
production
INTRODUCTION
• The history of animal breeding started even before the
domestication of animal was ever recorded. In some cases,
domestication was accidental while there were records of
international selection for more friendly and tractable
animals. Dogs, for example, were domesticated 12,000 years
ago while horses were domesticated for draft and
transportation purposes.
ROBERT • A british agriculturist, is considered the
BLAKEWELL father of animal breeding.
(1725-1795) •He was the first to emphasize the
importance of accurate breeding records,
introduced the concept of progeny testing
to evaluate the genetic potentials of young
sires, and applied inbreeding to stabilize
desired qualitative traits. 
•He developed the shire breed of horses,
old longhorn cattle, and Leicester sheep.
shire breed of old longhorn Leicester sheep
horses cattle
•He also promoted concepts such as "like begets
like,""prepotency is associated with inbreeding" and
"breed the best to the best."
•Bakewell and his contemporaries in Europe pioneered the
development of diverse breeds of beef cattle, dairy cattle, 
sheep, hogs and horses.
• An American animal breeder from the
JAY LAURENCE Iowa State University on the other hand,
is considered the father of modern
(1896-1982) animal breeding.
•In the 1930’s, Lush established the
foundation of modern methods of
estimating breeding values.
•He asserted that “ like does not always
begets like.”
•He argued that the progeny of best
parents may be inferior to some progeny
of the worst parents, because chance
plays a part in the success of a particular
mating.
CHARLES ROY
HENDERSON • An American animal
(1911-1989)
geneticist from Cornell
University.
• He is the author of the
book “Applications of
Linear Models in Animal
• Breeding”
•He designed the application of quantitative methods for the genetic evaluation of
domestic livestock.
•Professor Henderson developed methods of sire evaluation that have been used in
the United States and in other countries since 1953.
These included, first, the herdmate method, followed by the sire comparison method,
based on best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP). 
HERD-MATE COMPARISON
Method (Henderson and Carter, 1957) compares each cow’s record with the records
of other cows milking in the same herd at the same time
• The total variation in age-adjusted milk production is due to sire (7%), herd (30%),
year/season (4%), sire X herd (2%), herd X year (14%) and residual (43%) effects.
• The herd, year and season variations account for about 50% of the total variation in
milk production •
THE PURPOSE OF SIRE
EVALUATION
• Urgent need to increase production to meet the demand
• • Application of various modern methodologies in selection and breeding of
livestock could be helpful
•• Increasing the productivity through genetic improvement requires adequate
identification and intensive selection of genetically superior sires
•• A sire has a potential of serving 3/4th million cows and producing 1/4th million
progenies. (AI and Cryopreservation of semen )
•• Selection of bulls is of great importance in dairy herd improvement
•• Maximizing genetic gain by sire selection,  method of estimating breeding values
unbiased and efficient
BEST LINEAR UNBIASED PREDICTION
BLUP is the best method for evaluating the breeding value of bulls and rank the
sires according to their genetic merit because of the following reasons:
• Corrects the data automatically for all known non genetic sources
• Estimates simultaneously all the factors concerned
• Uses available a prior information more efficiently and more flexibly
• Maximizes the correlation between predictor and predict • Provides an
estimate of response to selection for groups of animals born in different years
• Accounts for complications such as non-random mating, genetic and
environmental trends over time, herd differences in the average breeding value
of dams and bias due to selection and culling
• Estimates also the breeding value of individual having no records.
ALLAN
ROBERTSON •A british geneticist from
(1920-1989) the university of
Edinburgh, became famous
their computer evaluations.
•He was popular geneticist
and major influence in
widespread adoption of
artificial insemination of
cattle.
•Allan Robertson introduced a
theory of limits to artificial
selection, and combination of
mathematical insight and
quantitative genetic
principles.
•This theory contribute to the
research and education in the
application of genetics to
livestock production.
BIENVENIDO
MARIA SIOCO • A Filipino animal breeder.

GONZALEZ • Dr. Gonzalez served as the Head of the


Department of Animal Husbandry from 1923 to

(1893-1953) 1939, and Editor of the Philippine Agriculturist


from 1929 to 1939.
• He was the first Filipino and youngest dean who
successfully developed new strains of livestock,
revised the college curriculum, established the
Department of Education and the UP Rural High
School as teaching laboratory to prepare students
to teach in agricultural schools.
• He established the Baker Hall, and the
Infirmary.
POPULAR BREEDS OF FARM
ANIMALS IN THE PHILIPPINES
The farms animals such as Philamin cattle, Berkjala
pigs, and Los Baños Cantonese Chickens were
developed at the University of the Philippines
College of Agriculture (UPCA).
Philamin Berkjala pigs
Cattle
THE PHILIPPINE
CARABAO
CENTER
REPUBLIC ACT
• 7307
The Republic Act 7307 also known as
the “Philippine Carabao Act of 1992”.
• The Carabao development program
includes conservation of the water
Buffalo’s genetic biodiversity for long
term and sustainable development and
an organized genetic improvement
program.
•The Philippine Carabao Center operating as
an attached agency of the Department of
Agriculture, is mandated to conserve,
propagate, and promote the Carabao as a
source of milk, meat, draft power and hide to
benefit the rural farmers.
•The programs also aims to maximize the genetic gains through crossbreeding of riverine
buffaloes with the indigenous swamp buffaloes to optimize performance for milk and
without disregard for draft for medium terms requirements.

riverine buffaloes indigenous swamp buffaloes


Thank you po!

BRIEF HISTORY OF ANIMAL BREEDING Prepared by: Glo Ann Arpa BTVTED III Animal production
INTRODUCTION • The history of animal breeding started even before the domestication of animal was ever recorded. In some cas
ROBERT BLAKEWELL (1725-1795) • A british agriculturist, is considered the father of animal breeding. •He was the first to
shire breed of horses old longhorn cattle Leicester sheep
•He also promoted concepts such as "like begets like,""prepotency is associated with inbreeding" and "breed the best to the
JAY LAURENCE (1896-1982) • An American animal breeder from the Iowa State University on the other hand, is considered the
CHARLES ROY HENDERSON (1911-1989) • An American animal geneticist from Cornell University. • He is the author of the
•He designed the application of quantitative methods for the genetic evaluation of domestic livestock. •Professor Henderson
HERD-MATE COMPARISON Method (Henderson and Carter, 1957) compares each cow’s record with the records of other cows milking
THE PURPOSE OF SIRE EVALUATION • Urgent need to increase production to meet the demand • • Application of various modern me

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