Advantages and disadvantages of inbreeding

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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