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State the objective of animal breeding.
What are the objectives of animal breeding?
Solution
Objectives of animal breeding:
(i) Improved growth rate
(ii) Increased production of milk, meat, egg, wool
(iii) Superior quality of milk, meat, eggs, wool
(iv) Improved resistance to various diseases
(v) Increased productive life
(vi) Increased or, at least, acceptable reproduction rate
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