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What is the difference between a breed and a species? Give an example for each category.
 

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A breed is a specific group of domestic animals which are homogenous in appearance.

Breed

(i) Animals of the same breed look similar.

(ii)A species can include more than one breed.

  1. Example: Jersey and Sahiwal are breeds of cow.

SPECIES

  1. Animals of a species may not look similar
  2. A species is a higher level compared to breed.
  3. Example: Bos indicus is a species of cow.
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