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-Age – Select young animals, more fertile, longer production period
-Health- Good health, more fertility, more healthy off springs
- Level of production –high producer’s better give more yield
-Physical appearance –physical confirmation must suit the dairy animals.
-Physical fitness- strong fit, to enable mating and take foetal weight
- Temperature –Animals should be easy to handle, not hostile/docile animals are chosen
-Adaptability to local environment suit to existing climatic constraints
- Quality of milk; Higher –higher milk quality producers are better stocks
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