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Question:

Enlist the steps involved in inbreeding of cattle. Suggest two disadvantages of this practice.

Solution:

The process of breeding the animals of the same breed for 5-6 generations is called as inbreeding.
The steps involved in inbreeding are:
The animals with a high yielding capacity of the same breed are mated.
Evaluation of offsprings.
Obtained superior male and female are mated again.
Two disadvantages of inbreeding are as follows:
It increases homozygosity.
It causes inbreeding depression.