(a) What is artificial insemination ? Give its significance. (b) Write a note MOET.

Artificial Insemination- It is the process in which the semen collected from a superior quality male is injected into the reproductive tract of the selected female by the breeder.

 The advantages of artificial insemination are as follows :

• Semen can be used immediately or stored/frozen and used at a later date when the female is in the right reproductive phase.

• Semen can be transported in the frozen form to a distant place where the selected female animals are present.

• Semen from one selected male animal can be used on a number of female animals.

(b) Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology (MOET)  is a method to improve the herds. in which the feamle is administered with hormones (like FSH) to induce follicular maturation and super ovulation, i.e., production of 6-8 ova in one cycle.