Question
What is artificial insemination? Describe this technique.
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Answer
Artificial insemination is the process of injecting the semen obtained from a desired male bull of high milk yielding breed into the genital or reproductive tract of female animal during heat period.
Steps involved in artificial insemination are:
- The semen of healthy and tough animal of high milk yielding breed is collected.
- It is preserved by freezing or chemical methods.
- The preserved semen is then injected into the genital tract of the female animal.
- The preserved semen is injected during fertility period.
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