Chapter 12 Improvement of Food Resources Questions-07
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1. Which method is commonly used for improving cattle breeds and why?
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To improve the cattle breed breeds, we generally use the cross breeding method. It is a process in which a cross is made between indigenous varieties of cattle by exotic breeds to get a cross breed which is high-yielding. During cross breeding, the desired characters taken into considerations are the offsprings should be high Yielding, should have early maturity and should be resistant to diseases and climatic conditions.
