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A herd of cattle is showing reduced fertility and productivity. Provide one reason and one suggestion to overcome this problem.
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17/12/2021 1:23 pm
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A herd of cattle is showing reduced fertility and productivity. Provide one reason and one suggestion to overcome this problem.
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17/12/2021 1:24 pm
- It is inbreeding depression that arises due to continued and close inbreeding.
- It can be overcome by mating the selected animals of the breeding population with unrelated superior animals of the same breed, i.e., outcrossing.
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