The document discusses hybridization in animals. It defines a hybrid as an offspring of two genetically distinct individuals, carrying two different alleles of the same gene. Hybridization is an artificial method used to develop high quality plant and animal varieties with desirable traits like increased yield, disease resistance and climate tolerance. Examples of hybrid cattle developed in India include the Sunandini cow and crossbreeds of Indian cows with foreign varieties like Swiss Brown and Jersey. While hybrids have benefits like higher milk production, it is important to also maintain native cattle varieties which are part of our biological wealth.