Advantages and disadvantages of inbreeding

Advantages of in breeding

• It helps to maintain a high relationship with the desirable ancestor.
• It increases the degree of uniformity in the herd
• The less desirable recessive genes are easily brought to light and therefore culled.
• The good qualities of a particular breed can be  easily maintained

Disadvantages of inbreeding

• It requires a lot of skill in making planned mating and rigid selection
• It leads to a reduction in survival chances of offsprings
• Leads to a reduction in the fertility of animals
• The offsprings got are usually of poor size

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