Question

State the disadvantages of natural mating in livestock breeding.

Answer 1

1. High chances of inbreeding
2. Possible to transmit sexual diseases
3. Males need extra costs of feeding and rearing
4. Large males can injure small females
5. A lot of semen is wasted
6. Difficult and expensive to transport a bull over long distances to serve a cow
7. Bulls are expensive to acquire
8. Most bulls are aggressive hence difficult to handle