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

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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.

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