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How is inbreeding advantageous as well as disadvantageous in cattle breeding programme ? (Mention any two advantages and two disadvantages)

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Advantages:-

Inbreeding is necessary if we want to evolve a pure line in any animal.

• It helps in accumulation of superior genes and elimination of less desirable genes

• Inbreeding exposes harmful recessive genes that are to be eliminated by selection.

• Where there is selection at each step, it increases the productivity of inbred population.

Disadvantages:-

• reduces fertility

• decreases productivity.

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