What do you mean by "Outbreeding"? What are the different methods employed for outbreeding?
Outbreeding is the practice of breeding unrelated males as female animals. It can be accomplished in the following ways: (i) Outcross: An outcross is the mating of animals from the same breed who have no common ancestor on either side of their lineage for 4-6 generations. It is the most effective way of breeding animals with below-average milk output, beef cattle growth rates, and so on. (ii) Cross-Breeding: This is when superior males of one breed are crossed with superior females of another breed. It permits the beneficial characteristics of two distinct breeds to be blended and used for commercial production, for example, Hisardale, a new breed of sheep produced by combining bikaneri ewes with Marino rams. (iii) Interspecific Hybridization: male and female animals of two different related species are mated so that offspring might have desired characteristics from both parents, for example, a mule is formed by crossing a donkey and a female horse.
