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Animal Breeding: Objective and Methods of Animal Breeding! Meaning: A group of animals related by descent and similar in most characters like general appearance, features, size, configuration, etc. are said to belong to a ‘breed’. Animal breeding is producing improved breeds of domesticated animals by improving their geno­types through selective mating. Objectives of Animal Breeding: The main objectives of animal [...]

Some common methods of breeding of cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, donkeys, mules, camels, etc. are described below. 1. Cattle (Bos indicus): Selection: Mature cattle having more than 3 years of age should be used for breeding. Methods of Breeding: There are two methods of cattle breeding: natural breeding and artificial insemination. 1. Natural Breeding: It may be random [...]