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(i) Artificial Insemination (AI).
(ii)
- Eliminates costs of rearing a bull.
- Controls breeding diseases.
- Controls inbreeding
- Semen from superior bulls can be stored and used for long even after bull dies.
- Small females can be served without injury by large bulls.
- Used in research work.
(iii)
- Require skilled personnel.
- Expensive compared to natural.
- Undesirable traits of the male may spread easily.
- May lead to inbreeding incase one bull is used for long in one area.
- Its labour intensive.
- If semen is poorly stored, may not be effective.
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