Assertion: Cattle breeds can be improved by superovulation and embryo transplantation.
Reason: Superovulation in high milk-yielding cows is induced by hormonal injection.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
(e) If the Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
Explanation:
Cattle breeds can be improved by super ovulation and embryo transfer technique. It is also known as Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology (MOET). In this method, a cow is administered hormones with FSH like activity, to induce super ovulation instead of one egg, which they normally yield per cycle they produce 6-8 eggs. The animal is either mated with an elite bull or artificially inseminated. The fertilised eggs at 8-32 cells stages are removed non surgically and transferred to surrogate mothers. The genetic mother is available for another round of super ovulation.