Question
What is artificial insemination? What are its advantages?
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Answer
- Artificial insemination is the technique used for controlled breeding experiments.
- Superior males of a particular commercial breed are selected.
- Semen from such superior males is collected and injected into the genital tract of female.
- This insemination is either done immediately or semen is frozen and used later on.
- In frozen semen, sperms can remain alive for long duration. They are also convenient for transport.
- Artificial insemination is preferred as it is easy and helpful to overcome several problems of normal mating.
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