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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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(a) What is inbreeding depression?
(b) Explain the importance of ‘selection’ during inbreeding in cattle.

Answer

(a) Inbreeding is the crossing of closely related animals within the same breed for 4-6 generations. The continued inbreeding however, reduces fertility and even the productivity, this is called inbreeding depression.

(a) Inbreeding is the crossing of closely related animals within the same breed for 4-6 generations. The continued inbreeding however, reduces fertility and even the productivity, this is called inbreeding depression.

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