Which method is commonly used for improving cattle breeds and why? How is cross breeding useful in animals?
Q. Which method is commonly used for improving cattle breeds and why? How is cross breeding useful in animals?
Ans. Cross breeding is a process in which indigenous varieties of cattle are crossed by exotic breeds to get a cross breed which is high yielding. During cross breeding, the desired characters taken into consideration are:
The offspring should be high yielding, should have early maturity and should be resistant to climatic conditions.
Cross breeding is useful because :
(i) It helps in getting the desired traits.
(ii) It helps in making animal disease resistant and high yielding.
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