Gujarati
Hindi
Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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Assertion : Cattle breeds can be improved by superovulaton and embryo transplantaion.

Reason : Superovulation in high milk-yielding cows is induced by hormonal injection.

A

If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.

B

If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.

C

If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

D

If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

(AIIMS-2013)

Solution

Cattle breeds can be improved by super ovulation and embryo transfer technique. It is also known as Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology $(MOET)$. In this method, a cow is administered hormones with $FSH$ like activity, to induce super ovulation instead of one egg, which they normally yield per cycle they produce $6-8$ eggs. The animal is either mated with an elite bull or artificially inseminated. The fertilised eggs at $8-32$ cells stages are removed non surgically and transferred to surrogate mothers. The genetic mother is available for another round of super ovulation.

Standard 12
Biology

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