Question

What is selective breeding? Name any three breeds of sheep.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Selective breeding is a process of selecting the traits you want and mating the animals with those traits together to produce more of the traits in the progeny.

BREEDS OF SHEEP

1) MERINO

2) SUFFOLK

3)DORSET HORN

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Answer 2

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