Give two reasons for carrying out inbreeding in livestock production.

Give two reasons for carrying out inbreeding in livestock production.

1. Increases phenotypic uniformity in the herd
2. Increases genetic uniformity in the herd
3. Builds up and retains desirable qualities within the herd
4. It is useful where there are chances of occurrence of epistasis
5. Used to test the animal’s prepotency (ability to pass desirable qualities to the off-springs)
6. Helps to expose recessive genes within the herd for culling purposes.
7. Used to test for abnormalities in male animals such as hereditary defects
8. Used to get proven sires