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Question
"Artificial insemination helps overcome several problems of normal mating in cattle". Do you agree? Support your answer with any three reasons.
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Solution
Yes, artificial insemination helps overcome several problems of normal mating in cattle for example -
- semen from a single bull of superior breed can be used to inseminate several cows at the same point in time.
- it helps in overcoming the problem of transportation of animals.
- the semen can be stored at freezing temperatures for future use.
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