Question

Differentiate between inbreeding and outbreeding in cattle. State one advantage for each one of them.

Answer 1

Inbreeding : Inbreeding refers to the mating between closely related individuals within the same breed for 4-6 generations.

Outbreeding: It refers to the breeding of unrelated animals either of the same breed but do not have common ancestor or of different breeds.
Advantage : It brings the homozygosity in the population.

Disadvantage : It exposes the harmful recessive alleles.
Advantages of inbreeding in cattle :

1. Increases the productivity of the inbreed population.
2. Eliminates or reduces less desirable genes.