Question

Enlist the steps involved in inbreeding of cattle. Suggest two disadvantages of this practice.

Answer 1

The process of breeding the animals of the same breed for 5-6 generations is called as inbreeding.

The steps involved in inbreeding are:

• The animals with a high yielding capacity of the same breed are mated.
• Evaluation of offsprings.
• Obtained superior male and female are mated again.

Two disadvantages of inbreeding are as follows:

• It increases homozygosity.
• It causes inbreeding depression.