Assisted Breeding Pros And Cons

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Genome Resource Bank(GRB) is the collection of biological materials such sperm, DNA, tissue, blood and embryos. There are profound benefits of GRBs for wildlife study and conservation. In terms of DNA/molecular basis, DNA can be used to study the genetic diversity on the wild as well as in captive populations which is an important source of information for any management or conservation actions. Currently, there is sharing and moving of animals from one zoo to another for breeding which causes stress to the animals and exchanging germplasm and then using assisted breeding (AI) would not require transferring of stress susceptible animals as well as help in reducing the expenditure cause in shipping the animals. In context to the importance