Ability test - nouryokukentei

Japanese: 能力検定 - のうりょくけんてい
Ability test - nouryokukentei
Quantifying various livestock characteristics to determine their superiority or inferiority. Methods vary depending on the type of livestock and the trait being tested, but commonly used tests include the milk-producing ability of dairy cows, the meat-producing ability of beef cattle and pigs, the wool-laying ability of sheep, and the egg-laying ability of chickens. It is an effective means of selecting superior livestock, and is particularly essential for the selection and breeding of breeding stock.

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Japanese:
家畜の種々の能力を数量化して,その優劣を判定すること。家畜の種類や検定する形質によって方法が異なるが,乳牛における泌乳能力,肉牛や豚における産肉能力,めん羊における産毛能力,鶏における産卵能力の検定などが広く行われている。優秀な家畜を選抜するのに有効な手段の一つであり,特に種畜の選抜,育種に不可欠のものである。

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