Ans. It is an important aspect of animal husbandry which aims at increasing the production of animals and improving the desirable qualities of the produce.
A group of animals related by descent
and similar in most characters e.g.,
general appearance, features and size
etc. are known to belong a 'breed'.
The main purpose of breeding is
to produce improved breeds of
domesticated animals by improving
their genotype by a selective mating.
The main objectives of animal
breeding are as follows:--
(i) Improving the growth rate.
(ii) To get superior quality of
milk, meat, eggs etc.
(iii) A increased production
of milk, meat, eggs etc.
(iv) Increased productive life.
(v) Acceptable reproduction rate.
(vi) Resistance to various diseases.
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