Question

(a) State the objective of animal breeding.
(b) List the importance and limitations of inbreeding. How can the limitations be overcome?
(c) Given an example of a new breed each of cattle and poultry.

Answer 1

a) The objective of animal breeding are as follows:

• To increase animal yield
• To improve the desirable quality of animal produce
• To produce disease-resistant varieties of animals

b) Importance of animal breeding are as follows:

• Help in accumulation of superior genes
• Elimination of less desirable genes
  

Limitation of animal breeding are as follows:

• Reduces fertility and productivity

Limitations can be overcome by out breeding / cross breeding / out cross / interspecific hybridization / selected animals is to be bred with unrelated superior animals of the same breed.

c) An example of a new breed of cattle is Hisardale and that of poultry is Hampshire.