Question

Write short notes on

(a) Embryo transplant

(b) Apiculture

(c) Artificial insemination

(d) Exotic Breeds

Answer 1

(a) Embryo transplant - refers to a step in the process of assisted reproduction in which embryos are placed into the uterus of a female with the intent to establish a pregnancy. This technique may be used in humans or in animals. Embryo transfer can be done at day two or three or later in the blastocyst stage which was performed in 1984

(b) Apiculture - apiculture is the rearing of honeybees by in different parts of the world to obtain bee's wax and honey on a commercial scale.

(c) Artificial insemination - it is the deliberate introduction of sperm into a female cervix or uterine cavity for the purpose of achieving a pregnancy through in vivo fertilization by means other than sexual intercourse.

(d) Exotic breeds - These are breeds of animals that are not indigenous to a particular place but are reared for their products (meat, milk, chicken, eggs etc) that are of a superior quality,

Example-Jersey breed of cow