Hisardale is a new breed of sheep developed in Punjab by a breeding technique in which a superior male of one breed is mated with a superior female of another breed. Identify the breeding technique from the options given below.

  • A
    Inbreeding
  • B
    Outcrossing
  • C
    Outbreeding
  • D
    Cross-breeding

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Interspecific hybridisation is the mating of

Cross breeding:
$I$. Refers to the cross of a superior male of one breed with a superior female of another breed.
$II$. It helps to accumulate the desirable genes of the two breeds into a progeny.
$III$. The progeny may be used for commercial production.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

The mule is a:

Read the given statements about outcrossing:
$I$. It is the breeding between animals within the same breed that do not have common ancestors on either side of their pedigree up to $4-6$ generations.
$II$. It is done to increase milk production and growth rate in below-average animals.
Which of the statements given above is correct?

Differentiate between inbreeding and outbreeding.

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