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7.1 - the principal characteristics and performance traits that could be used in the selection of breeder queens and drones
The principal characteristics and performance traits that could be used in the selection of breeder queens and drones
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7.2 - a system that could be used in a honey bee breeding programme for the assessment of queens and their progeny
What is the purpose of the system...,
What type of breeding programme i...,
What does the system assess 3
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7.3 - the difference between bee breeding and queen rearing
What is bee breeding 1,
What is queen rearing 2,
True or false bee breeding focuse...
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7.4 - a programme of queen rearing suitable for the annual production of at least fifty queens in the UK
What is the main objective of the...,
What is the focus of the discusse...,
In which country is the programme...
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7.5 - the contribution to bee breeding by J. Dzierzon, Brother Adam, and B. Cooper.
Who contributed to bee breeding 1,
What is j dzierzon known for in b...,
What role did brother adam play i...
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7.6 - methods of queen rearing suitable for a beekeeper with five to ten colonies including methods developed by C. Miller, I. Hopkins, H. Alley, G.W. Demaree and L.E. Snelgrove.
What is the focus of queen rearin...,
Who developed queen rearing metho...,
Fill in the blank queen rearing m...
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7.7 - methods of raising queen cells
What are the methods of raising q...,
What is the grafting method in ra...,
Describe the cell punch method 3
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7.8 - a method of instrumental insemination and assess the role this technique could play in bee breeding
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7.9 - methods of queen introduction n relation to different strains of honey bee and colony condition
Methods of queen introduction 1,
The principles underlying the pro...,
The precautions to be taken 3
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7.10 - the setting up of mating nuclei and any precautions that need to be taken
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7.11 - specific reference to their behavioural and physical characteristics.
Apis mellifera mellifera 1,
Apis mellifera carnica 2,
Apis mellifera cecropia 3
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7.12 - how a beekeeper might identify the genetic inheritance of their honey bees.
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7.13 - Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance and explain how and why they are important to the honey bee breeder
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7.14 - the following terms and explain their importance to bee breeding:
Chromosome 1,
Gene 2,
Allele 3
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7.15 - inheritance in the honey bee and the use of the Punnet square
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7.16 - the genetic basis of sex determination in the honey bee including parthenogenesis and diploidy in drones
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7.17 - mitosis and meiosis showing an understanding of the unusual nature of meiosis in the drone honey bee
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7.18 - the reproductive system of the queen and drone with an outline account of sperm and egg production
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7.19 - the mating behaviour of queens and drones and how this behaviour can be utilised in bee breeding programmes
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7.20 - the causes of drone laying queens and laying workers and ways to recognise the presence of these in a colony
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7.21 - methods of marking and clipping queens and the advantages and disadvantages of these practices
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7.22 - the differences between queen cells produced under the emergency, supersedure and swarm impulses
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7.23 - the problems inherent in cross breeding subspecies of honey bee.
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7.24 - the advantages and disadvantages of inbreeding and out breeding and how it can be assessed.
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7.25 - the effect of pathogens and pests on bee breeding
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7.26 - methods of quantifying the hygienic behaviour of honey bees regarding pathogens and pests
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7.27 - the implications of the importation of queen honey bees
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