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Biology Question on Strategies For Enhancement in Food Production

MOET is a programme that is used to increase

A

herd size

B

disease resistance

C

biomass

D

yield.

Answer

herd size

Explanation

Solution

MOET (Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology) is a programme that is used to increase herd size. MOET has been done in cattle, sheep, rabbits, buffaloes, mares, etc. High milk giving breeds of females and high quality meat giving bulls have been bred successfully to obtain better breeds in a short time. In this method, hormones (with FSH-like activity) is given to the cow for inducing follicular maturation and super ovulation. Instead of one egg, which they usually give per cycle, they produce 6-8 eggs. The cow is either mated with a best bull or artificially inseminated. The embryos at 8-32 cell stage are recovered and transferred to surrogate mothers. The genetic mother is available for another super ovulation ..