Animal Scientists

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1. 01Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
2. 02Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the public.
3. 03Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals.
4. 04Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.
5. 05Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.
6. 06Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk.
7. 07Research and control animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.
8. 08Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, using principles of genetics.
9. 09Crossbreed animals with existing strains or cross strains to obtain new combinations of desirable characteristics.

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