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Which of the following is the best breeding method for animals which are below average in productivity?(a) Out-breeding(b) Out-crossing(c) Inbreeding(d) Interspecific hybridisationThis question was addressed to me in exam.The doubt is from Animal Breeding in section Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production of Biology – Class 12

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The correct choice is (b) Out-crossing

Explanation: Out-crossing is the practice of mating of ANIMALS within the same breed, but having no common ANCESTORS on either side of their pedigree. The offspring of such a mating is known as an outcross. It is the best BREEDING METHOD for animals that are below average in PRODUCTIVITY in milk production, the growth rate in beef cattle, etc.



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