Question
What is meant by the term ‘breed’ ? What are the objectives of animal breeding ?
Solution
Breed. A group of animals related by descent and similar in most characters like general appearance, features, size, configuration etc. are said to belong to a breed.
The objectives of animal breeding are :
(a) Increasing the yield of animals.
(b) Improving the desirable qualities of the produce.
(c) To combine good qualities of two different breeds into one by cross breeding.
