Animal Breeding — Prelims Questions

Which of the following breeding methods is primarily used to increase homozygosity and 'fix' desirable traits within a pure line, but carries the risk of 'inbreeding depression'?

Hisardale, a new breed of sheep developed in Punjab, is an example of which type of breeding method?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Artificial Insemination (AI) in animal breeding?

A high milk-yielding cow is treated with hormones to produce 6-8 eggs instead of one. These eggs are then fertilized and transferred to surrogate mothers. This technique is known as:

Which of the following is a disadvantage of interspecific hybridization?

Which of the following breeding methods is considered the best for improving animals that are below average in productivity within a specific breed?