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Unilorin Post-UTME Agricultural Science 2024 (Model questions) Question 6

Question 6

Animal Improvement

One major disadvantage of inbreeding in livestock is

  1. A.reduced feed conversion ratio
  2. B.high disease resistance
  3. C.increased variability in traits
  4. D.high risk in genetic defects
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Answer: D (high risk in genetic defects)

Explanation

Mating closely related animals brings harmful recessive genes together, raising the risk of genetic defects.