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SELECTION CRITERIA FOR EFFICIENT<br />

WILDLIFE PRODUCTION<br />

SELECTION AIM: “The prime aim of selection is to identify superior<br />

animals and use them for breeding so that the<br />

efficiency and profitability of the herd is improved.”<br />

CHOICE OF SELECTION TRAITS:<br />

Fertility – calving ease and calf survival<br />

Hide and hair colour – colour variants<br />

Horn growth or trophy size<br />

Growth rate– venison production

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