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Across 5. In a two-breed rotation, females are kept as ? 8. Design of any crossbreeding program should take advantage of both heterosis and breed ? 10. The success of a crossbreeding program will depend on its ? and ease of management 11. The most important advantage for crossbreeding is realized in the ? (2 Words) 13. ? EPD's may be calculated for growth and maternal traits. 15. British breeds generally excel in ? potential. 17. The use of ? may make the application of crossbreeding systems more feasible. (2 Words) 19. ? is the proportion of the measurable difference observed between animals for a given trait that is due to genetics 20. Ideal programs should ? but not necessarily maximize, heterosis in both the calf and the cow herd 25. ? results in improvements in cow fertility, calf livability, calf weaning weight, and cow longevity (2 Words) 26. The use of AI significantly reduces the number of ? required 27. Optimum performance rather than ? is desired for virtually all economically important traits (2 Words) 28. Using EPD's will assist a producer in minimizing fluctuations in ? and production 29. Sire selection is ? for genetic improvement 30. The amount of heterosis expressed for a given trait is _?_ related to the heritability of the trait. 31. Frame score has a strong relationship to ? (2 Words)

Down 1. EPD (3 Words) 2. Another key factor for crossbreeding sire selection is the matching of ? across the bulls selected (2 Words) 3. Same as Hybrid Vigor 4. Managing crossbreeding systems is an important aspect in making ? (2 Words) 6. Important EPD's and traits drive ? in today's beef industry 7. ? are generally low in heritability. (2 Words) 9. Using the table in the reading, which breed shows the smallest weaning weight EPD (2 Words) 12. When offspring perform better than their parents (2 Words) 14. Continental breeds typically are superior for red meat yield ( ? ) 16. The most ? sire selection decision is the choice of breed. 18. ? in production from heterosis may be captured by having both a crossbred calf and a crossbred cow 21. Two-breed rotational cross or ? is a relatively simple and popular form of crossbreeding 22. ? animals exhibit heterosis and combine the strengths of the various breeds used to form the cross 23. Using the table from the reading. Which bull has the highest birth weight EPD 24. For many feeder cattle producers, ? is an economically important trait (2 Words)