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Look up Breeding or breeding in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Breeding is sexual reproduction that produces offspring, usually animals or plants. It...

Selective breeding (also called artificial selection) is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular...

Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of...

Plant breeding is the science of changing the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. It is used to improve the quality of plant...

Animal breeding is a branch of animal science that addresses the evaluation (using best linear unbiased prediction and other methods) of the genetic value...

Breeding back is a form of artificial selection by the deliberate selective breeding of primarily domestic animals, in an attempt to achieve an animal...

Dog breeding is the practice of mating selected dogs with the intention of maintaining or producing specific qualities and characteristics. When dogs reproduce...

monogamous, usually for one breeding season at a time, sometimes for years, and rarely for life. Other species have breeding systems that are polygynous...

(also known as internal ejaculation, and often in same-sex contexts as breeding) is a sexual act featured in hardcore pornography in which a man ejaculates...

A breeding blanket is a device used in nuclear engineering to transmute quantities of an element, using the neutron flux from a fission reactor or fusion...

Captive breeding, also known as captive propagation, is a conservation strategy aimed at preserving endangered or threatened species by breeding them in...

Cooperative breeding is a social system characterized by alloparental care: offspring receive care not only from their parents, but also from additional...

The breeding of strawberries started with the selection and cultivation of European strawberry species in western Europe in the 15th century while a similar...

Good breeding may refer to: Purebred, "cultivated varieties" of a species Etiquette, the socially reinforced standards of conduct which show the actor...

Preservation breeding is an attempt by many plant and animal breeders to preserve bloodlines of species, either of a rare breed, or of rare pedigrees within...

Inbreeding is the production of offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically. By analogy, the...

In animal breeding, a breeding mount, also known as a phantom mount, dummy mare and other names, is an imitation of a female animal used to hold an artificial...

Breeding the Spawn is the second studio album by American death metal band Suffocation, released in May 1993 through Roadrunner Records. It was the band's...

which later relocated to Atlanta, Georgia. The group consists of the five Breeding family brothers, Dustin Michael (b. October 8, 1987), Kelly Allen (b. February...

Slave breeding was the practice in slave states of the United States of slave owners systematically forcing slaves to have sexual relations and bear children...

Breeding in the wild is the natural process of animal reproduction occurring in the natural habitat of a given species. This terminology is distinct from...

Molecular breeding is the application of molecular biology tools, often in plant breeding and animal breeding. In the broad sense, molecular breeding can be...

Intraspecific breeding is sexual reproduction within a species. It can refer to: Selective breeding of plants or animals by humans, to choose desirable...

cultivars of an animal species achieved through the process of selective breeding. When the lineage of a purebred animal is recorded, that animal is said...

Breeding pair is a pair of animals which cooperate over time to produce offspring with some form of a bond between the individuals. For example, many birds...

involves the day-to-day management, feeding, nutrition and health, selective breeding, assisted birth, grooming, marketing and harvest of products such as meat...

Larry Breeding (September 28, 1946 – September 28, 1982) was an American actor who had starring roles in the NBC sitcom Who's Watching the Kids? (1978–79)...

Mutation breeding, sometimes referred to as "variation breeding", is the process of exposing seeds to chemicals, radiation, or enzymes in order to generate...

commonly produce up to two to four fledglings depending on conditions. Breeding attempts may be compromised by poor weather, predators, and anthropogenic...

of dogs Canine reproduction, a social behavior of the domestic dog Dog breeding, the practice of mating selected specimens with the intent to maintain...

A breeding program is the planned breeding of a group of animals or plants, usually involving at least several individuals and extending over several generations...

Marv Eugene Breeding (March 8, 1934 – December 31, 2006) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played four seasons in Major League Baseball...

The Pheasant Breeding Centre, Berwala is a purpose-built centre for breeding pheasants situated in Berwala in the Panchkula district. Several types of...

non-breeding packs composed of unrelated individuals. The union of two unrelated individuals in a new home range is the predominant pattern of breeding pair...

New Breeding Techniques (NBT), also named New Plant Engineering Techniques, are a suite of methods that could increase and accelerate the development of...

Brett Breeding (born June 13, 1961) is an American comic book artist who was active in the industry in the 1980s and 1990s, primarily as an inker. He is...

Monkey breeding is the practice of mating monkeys in captivity with the intent to maintain or produce young. Monkeys reproduce without human interference...

purpose of conformation shows is to assist breeders in the selection of breeding stock by rewarding with championships the dogs which, through external...

secondary, and no goal is more paramount than the Sisterhood's large-scale breeding program. It aims to create a superbeing that can tap into abilities even...

Breeding of Mind is an album by American jazz guitarist O'Donel Levy recorded in 1972 and released on the Groove Merchant label. Allmusic's Jason Ankeny...

Breeding is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 1001 feet (305 m). It is located at the northern terminus...

"black-cheeked falcon" in Australia and the "duck hawk" in North America. The breeding range includes land regions from the Arctic tundra to the tropics. It can...

resistance breeding is the process of selective breeding to produce or improve disease resistance. It is also used more generally for breeding for disease...

humpback whales typically migrate between feeding areas towards the poles and breeding areas near the equator. Their diet consists mostly of krill and small fish...

twice a year, resulting in a breeding plumage and a non-breeding plumage; one of the moults, usually the one just after breeding, is a complete moult replacing...

original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2019. "Breeding Centre for Endangered Wildlife". Breeding Centre for Endangered Wildlife. Archived from the...

Vienna. Breeding became very selective, allowing only stallions that had proved themselves at the Riding School to stand at stud, and breeding only mares...

Impregnation fetishism, commonly known as a breeding kink, is the experience of intense sexual attraction at the thought of being impregnated or impregnating...

Native pecans in Mexico are adapted from zones 9 to 11. Little or no breeding work has been done with these populations. A few selections from native...

The concept of a hybrid is interpreted differently in animal and plant breeding, where there is interest in the individual parentage. In genetics, attention...

Syrian hamster breeding is selective breeding on Syrian hamsters. The practice of breeding requires an understanding of care for the Syrian hamster, knowledge...

were crossbred with imported stallions of Arabian, Barb, and Turkoman breeding. All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions...

Capital breeding and income breeding refer to the methods by which some organisms perform time breeding and use resources to finance their breeding. The...

Plant breeding started with sedentary agriculture, particularly the domestication of the first agricultural plants, a practice which is estimated to date...

the breeding season, which can occur from July through September. However, female herds may also contain a few older males. During the breeding season...

The Pheasant Breeding Centre, Morni is a purpose-built centre for the breeding of pheasants situated in Panchkula district in Morni, a village and tourist...

(Gavia immer) is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. Breeding adults have a plumage that includes a broad black head and neck with a...

Tree breeding is the application of genetic, reproductive biology and economics principles to the genetic improvement and management of forest trees. In...

Hotel Breeding, at 201-211 N. Main St. in Monticello, Kentucky, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is a two-and-a-half-story...

The breeding behaviour of birds encompasses a range of activities associated with the reproductive cycle of birds, from courtship to the fledging of the...

years at a time, without ever seeing land. Breeding is the central purpose for seabirds to visit land. The breeding period (courtship, copulation, and chick-rearing)...

developed through gamma radiation breeding, and through conventional selection breeding. International wheat breeding is led by the International Maize...

native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic, breeding mostly on the tundra. It has a number of unique adaptations to its habitat...

Commercial butterfly breeding or captive butterfly breeding is the practice of breeding butterflies and moths in controlled environments to supply the...

65% of all fairy-wren chicks are fathered by males outside the supposed breeding group.p. 12 Such low levels of genetic monogamy have surprised biologists...

environment become favorable, and continuous breeders that mate year-round. The breeding season is when seasonal breeders reproduce. Various variables can affect...

pre-rut, the first breeding phase, the first rest phase, the second breeding phase, the second rest phase, and the third breeding phase. The pre-rut takes...

away. Male elephants can also smell the hormones of a female ready for breeding. This leads males to compete with each other to mate, which results in...

Breeding for drought resistance is the process of breeding plants with the goal of reducing the impact of dehydration on plant growth. In nature or crop...

under his identity Costin Alamariu, published a book titled Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy. The book is a re-release of Alamariu's 2015...

The Plant Breeding Institute was an agricultural research organisation in Cambridge in the United Kingdom between 1912 and 1987. The institute was established...

of French cattle breeding results from intermingling bovine populations from several European offshoots after centuries of breeding and selection practices...

Breeding is the first EP by American indie band Dirty Little Rabbits. It was released on August 15, 2007, for sale exclusively through the New York-based...

The Conghua City Yueyuan Animal Breeding farm (Chinese: 从化市棋杆镇悦源动物养殖场) is a monkey breeding facility built in Qigan Town, Conghua District, Guangzhou...

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (or simply Chengdu Panda Base) is a government-funded non-profit breeding and research institute for giant pandas...

dominant males are found near breeding females, while younger males must wait until they reach full size to challenge for breeding rights. Adult males occasionally...

seas, the Atlantic puffin returns to coastal areas at the start of the breeding season in late spring. It nests in clifftop colonies, digging a burrow...

family Accipitridae. The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range across much of the Palearctic as far as northwestern China (Tian...

offspring of two registered Paint parents, called "Solid Paint-Breds" or "Breeding Stock Paints," are also eligible for registration, with certain restrictions...

promotion, or breeding of pet or domestic animals. Fancy may include ownership, showing, animal sports and other competitions, and breeding. Hobbyists may...

Project is an attempt by a group in South Africa to use selective breeding to achieve a breeding lineage of Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) which...

A breeding bird survey monitors the status and trends of bird populations. Data from the survey are an important source for the range maps found in field...

focus on community-led education programs to play key roles in reducing breeding grounds and tracking mosquito populations. Mosquito-control operations...

Jonas Renkse (Katatonia, October Tide) on bass. Bloodbath released the EP Breeding Death within a year of forming. The EP was written within two days of the...

Animal breeding may refer to: Animal breeding, the breeding of animals by humans Captive breeding Breeding in the wild This disambiguation page lists...

Central Sheep Breeding Farm, Hisar is a public funded agricultural research, breeding and education institute located at Hisar in the Indian state of...

different parental types. F1 hybrids are used in genetics, and in selective breeding, where the term F1 crossbreed may be used. The term is sometimes written...

southern Canada to Mexico. It is seen year-round in the southern half of its breeding range; the subspecies C. v. ternominatus is resident in the West Indies...

The Geisenheim Yeast Breeding Center was founded in 1894 and is located in the town of Geisenheim, in Germany's Rheingau. In 1876 Swiss-born professor...

Nuptial tubercles or breeding tubercles (also called pearl organs or nuptial efflorescence) are noticeable skin roughness or horny nodules that form on...

The Satellite Silkworm Breeding Station, Coonoor, is an institute that was established by the British Govt. in 1908 for manufacturing surgical suture guts...

will produce several litters a year with several pups in each litter. The breeding season is from April to October in the Northern Hemisphere, with two to...

James Floyd Breeding (September 28, 1901 – October 17, 1977) was a U.S. representative from Kansas. Born near Robinson, Kansas, Breeding was educated in...

small songbird with a conspicuous pennant-like tail in breeding males. It is a resident breeding bird in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. The...

not form pair bonds that last over consecutive breeding seasons. When considering prospective breeding partners, there appears to be a preference for...

farming, pork farming, pig production or hog farming is the raising and breeding of domestic pigs as livestock, and is a branch of animal husbandry. Pigs...

Thoroughbred breeding theories, or racehorse theories, are used by horse breeders in an attempt to arrange matings that produce progeny successful in horse...

a solid chocolate short-haired coat. The breed resulted from a planned breeding between chocolate-carrying Siamese and domestic shorthair black cats, by...

Breeding Ground were a Canadian alternative rock band in the 1980s, based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lead singer John Shirreff and guitarist Hugh...

Sugarcane Breeding Institute (SBI) is a central research institute in Coimbatore, India. It was established in 1912 and is affiliated to Indian Council...

Out-crossing or out-breeding is the technique of crossing between different breeds. This is the practice of introducing distantly related genetic material...

(in Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian: Табун, herd), is an extensive breeding system for horses, under the supervision of herder horsemen, known as tabuntshik...

were instructed to recruit young women with the potential to become good breeding partners for SS officers. While Lebensborn e.V. established facilities...

selective breeding of livestock. The word "stud" comes from the Old English stod meaning "herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding". Historically...

beginning consensus towards the modern classification. This was supported by breeding experiments as early as 1906 showing the hairlessness of nectarines is...

The Jatayu and Sparrow Conservation Breeding Centre (JCBC) is the world's largest facility for the breeding and conservation of Indian vultures and the...

Phu Khiao Wildlife Breeding Center is one of the 23 wildlife breeding stations in Thailand maintained by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and...

which are hardly visible except in flight. From early spring until after breeding has finished in mid-late summer, the breast feathers have a yellowish hue...

for the horses he had seen while fighting the tribesmen. He founded a breeding farm after the war and renamed the horses, "Akhal-Tekes", after the Teke...

reintroduction programs across Europe have resulted in the white stork resuming breeding in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom...

In animal breeding, crossbreeds are crosses within a single species, while hybrids are crosses between different species. In plant breeding terminology...

insects, earthworms, berries, and fruits. Both sexes are territorial on the breeding grounds and have distinctive threat displays. However, they are more gregarious...

Central Cattle Breeding and Dairy Farm (Bengali: কেন্দ্রীয় গো-প্রজনন ও দুগ্ধ খামার) is a Bangladesh government owned cattle breeding farm and research...

develop the breeding process. Breeding blanket "Perfecting tritium breeding for DEMO and beyond". iter.org. Retrieved 8 August 2024. "Tritium Breeding". iter...

Bhor Saidan Crocodile Breeding Centre, managed by the Haryana Forests Department to captive breed and conserve the freshwater mugger crocodile (Crocodylus...

Elder and William Shakespeare. The common starling has about 12 subspecies breeding in open habitats across its native range in temperate Europe and across...

The Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute was founded in 1872 and is located in the town of Geisenheim, in Germany's Rheingau region. In 1876 Swiss-born...

genus Clanga, along with the two other species of spotted eagle. During breeding season, greater spotted eagles are widely distributed across Eastern Europe...

breeding territory. For migrant populations, the fidelity to a particular nesting site means that the pair-bond is likely to be renewed each breeding...

their range in response to changes in weather or food availability or for breeding. Like other storks, they are often seen soaring on thermals. This large...

after they are born. Breeding begins a few weeks after the birth of last year's pup around late February to mid March. Breeding usually occurs after weaning...

Plant breeding is process of development of new cultivars. Plant breeding involves development of varieties for different environmental conditions – some...

part of much of the world's food supply. Following centuries of selective breeding, there are now over 5,000 different varieties of potatoes. The potato remains...

wheat, oats, and barley crops. Stakman had discovered that special plant breeding methods produced plants resistant to rust. His research greatly interested...

invasive pest animal. Their importation is banned in Australia. Flowerhorn breeding dates to 1993.[self-published source?][unreliable source] Taiwanese and...

inheritance on mouse coat color but was asked by his superior to stop breeding in his cell "smelly creatures that, in addition, copulated and had sex"...

just scops owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family Strigidae. Its breeding range extends from southern Europe eastwards to southern Siberia and the...

transport. Thus, to the extent possible, a certain amount of selective breeding was used to develop different types of horse for different types of work...

the bill may become darker and the lower legs lighter in the breeding season. In breeding plumage, delicate ornamental feathers are borne on the back....

forest in Hungary on the breeding output of males, 77 males examined from the 1st breeding year until 9 years of age, increase breeding output from 2 to 4 years...

central Pacific and Australia, all populations dispersing widely from the breeding range after nesting. This large tern is closely related to other species...

species of eagle. It is a specialized predator of ground squirrels on the breeding ground, also taking other rather small mammals and other prey, doing so...

It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico...

Plant Biotechnology (Quedlinburg) Breeding Research on Horticultural and Fruit Crops (Quedlinburg and Dresden) Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops (Quedlinburg)...

ground where they would be vulnerable to accidents and predation, and non-breeding individuals may spend up to ten months in continuous flight. The common...

Plant breeding in Nepal is the art and science of improving the heredity of plants for benefit of humanity in Nepal. The major crops of Nepal include rice...

orange-yellow facial skin and some extra plumage that it exhibits in the breeding season when it grows a double crest in which black feathers are mingled...

the last century. They are white birds adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. They nest in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with...

used by displaying males to defend their own share of territory for the breeding season. A lekking species is characterised by male displays, strong female...

The breeding programs at Zoo Basel have had many highlights since the zoo's opening in 1874. These include the worldwide first zoo births of an Indian...

common breeding species over much of its vast Eurasian range, but in North Africa it is mainly a winter visitor, although it is a scarce breeding resident...

is easily distinguished from them by size and plumage differences. The breeding habitat is coniferous forests, usually near water. The pair build a lined...

of bird native to Africa and the Indian subcontinent, with a few, small breeding populations of monk parakeets, and other occasional escaped cage birds...

is native to Africa and displays extreme sexual dimorphism. During the breeding season, males will grow broad ornamental flight feathers longer than their...

heron with a long, pointed, yellowish or greyish bill with a black tip. In breeding plumage, some individuals will develop a stark bicolored bill which is...

feeds on seeds, but also consumes invertebrates, particularly during the breeding season. As with other small birds, infection by parasites and diseases...

and other high places to which they may return for several breeding years. Most breeding activities take place in the spring; they are monogamous and...

reactor. Both breeding and burning depend on good neutron economy, and many designs can do either. Breeding designs surround the core by a breeding blanket...

are unwanted; for meat production, separate male and female lines for breeding are maintained to produce the hybrid birds that are sold for the table...

artificial vaginas. They may be designed for medical research purposes, animal breeding, or as a sex toy for erotic stimulation. Strokers and sleeves are sex toys...

production. It originated in Central Europe in the 19th century from cross-breeding of local stock with Simmental cattle imported from Switzerland. Today,...

gray sea eagle and Eurasian sea eagle. While found across a wide range, breeding from as far west as Greenland and Iceland across to as far east as Hokkaido...

Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It...

Breeding Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 43) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to horse breeding in...

Palearctic and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding range as far as the equator. Unusually for a bird with such a large range...

important contributions to livestock breeding. He is sometimes known as the father of modern scientific animal breeding. Lush received National Medal of Science...

observed or reported breeding in Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa. In the 1990s, 6,700 to 11,000 breeding pairs in 23 to 25 breeding sites, were found...

genetic resources useful for foxtail breeding. One study found that – for the rabi crop in Tamil Nadu – breeding for foxtail yield should begin from germplasm...

their white breast. Males and females exhibit marked sexual dimorphism. Breeding habitat consists of cool-temperate open deciduous woods throughout much...

in breeding plumage has a striking bright blue forehead, ear coverts, mantle, and tail, with a black mask and black or dark blue throat. Non-breeding males...

behind the head and do not normally form an erect crest. Adult males in breeding plumage are easily distinguished, the body white with a variable salmon-pink...

forms compact family flocks of six to seventeen individuals outside of the breeding season, when these flocks break up. It has a strong preference for nesting...

testosterone and calling rates are seen in conjunction with the onset of the breeding season. Males can also differentiate neighboring males from stranger males...

family, Sulidae. It is native to the coasts of the North Atlantic Ocean, breeding in Western Europe and Northeastern North America. It is the largest seabird...

also known as a puppy farm, is a commercial dog breeding facility characterized by quick breeding and poor conditions. Although no standardized legal...

Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands...

that the breeding stock have an unusually old genetic pool. The aggression of the bull has been maintained and augmented by selective breeding and has...

In the field of animal breeding and anatomy, a hypertype is the extreme accentuation of distinctive traits specific to a domesticated animal breed. This...

over the Pacific coast of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The most northerly breeding location on the Pacific Coast is at Race Rocks Marine Protected Area, at...

purposes. There are many varieties of ornamental koi, originating from breeding that began in Niigata, Japan, in the early 19th century. Several varieties...

improve the genetics of their herds and increase the efficiency of their breeding programs. For semen collection from stallions, the most common method used...

year. In early 2019 (prior to the breeding at several European institutions and not counting those at the breeding center in Bolivia), there were about...

wood pigeon is gregarious, often forming very large flocks outside the breeding season. Like many species of pigeon, wood pigeons use trees and buildings...

Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa. Like all eagles, it belongs to the...

since 1952. Thick-billed murres form vast breeding colonies, sometimes composed of over a million breeding birds, on narrow ledges and steep cliffs which...

adding that problems were being bred into the dogs rather than selectively breeding away from problems and towards a recognizable standard. Conron is further...

paradisaea) is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and subarctic regions of Europe (as far...

pesticide use. Despite population decreases, its large numbers and huge breeding range mean that it is classified by the International Union for Conservation...

are brightly colored during the breeding season. They shed the colorful outer parts of their bills after the breeding season, leaving a smaller and duller...

breeding in the bogs and coastal lowlands of the Siberian Arctic, arriving there in June and staying until August or September. After the breeding season...

8 years, but captive birds can live up to 20 years. The mockingbird's breeding range is from the Maritime provinces of southern Canada, westwards to southern...

chimpanzees (from which the building is sometimes known as the "Chimps Breeding Colony"), koalas, aye ayes, and fruit bats. The rotating screen fell out...

occurring genetic mutation, and the Sphynx was developed through selective breeding of these animals, starting in the 1960s. The skin of these cats has a texture...

in breeding plumage fighting With a juvenile Florida pompano, showing the red lores characteristic of the breeding season. Breeding plumage Breeding plumage...

erythrocephalus) is a mid-sized woodpecker found in temperate North America. Its breeding habitat is open country across southern Canada and the east-central United...

are entirely white, bearing resemblance to the snowy egret. During the breeding season, adults develop different coloration on the head, legs, and feet...

horned owl or cat owl, is a medium-sized species of owl with an extensive breeding range. The genus name, Asio, is Latin for "horned owl", and the specific...

year-round, others will only turn a stallion out with mares during the breeding season. In some places, young domesticated stallions are allowed to live...

game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is mainly migratory, breeding in the western Palearctic and wintering in Africa and southern India. With...

Northern Farm (Japanese: ノーザンファーム) is a major Japanese horse breeding farm located in Abira, Hokkaido. The farm is part of the Shadai Group, and has continuously...

lists of male animals "standing at stud", that is, those animals actively breeding, as opposed to every known specimen of that breed. Such registries usually...

but lacking the whitish wing panel that does only develop during post-breeding moult of wing feathers in the second calendar year. This second form is...

Siberia in the north, it is a short-to-medium-distance migrant between breeding and overwintering areas. As with other pelicans, its diet is mainly fish...

Chinkara Breeding Centre, Kairu is a protected Chinkara breeding centre in Kairu village, Tosham tehsil, Bhiwani district, Haryana, India. The Ch. Surender...

factors. For example, there is spatial variability in individuals within breeding areas from one year to the next. The large overwintering area supports...

wing-coverts. It is a migratory bird, wintering in the Indian subcontinent and breeding in southeastern Europe and central Asia, though there are small resident...

name has been spelled "graylag". Greylag geese travel to their northerly breeding grounds in spring, nesting on moorlands, in marshes, around lakes and on...

Scheme.[citation needed] It is a very rare breeding bird in Ireland, with between one and five pairs breeding in most years, nearly all of them in County...

breeding in northeastern Canada and wintering along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. from Maine to Georgia, and two smaller populations, one breeding in...

semen samples from sexually mature male mammals. The procedure is used for breeding programs and research purposes in various species, as well as in the treatment...

introduced to New Zealand and Australia. Most European birds remain in the breeding range year-round, but the eastern subspecies is partially migratory, with...

The Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund is the public-benefit corporation responsible for administering the New York Sire Stakes...

buff plumage and develop fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from herons and have...

Peru, including the Galapagos Islands. The nominate subspecies in its breeding plumage has a white head with a yellowish wash on the crown. The nape and...

species of gull. Its plumage is mainly white with grey upperparts. During breeding season, Bonaparte's gull gains a slaty-black hood. The sexes are similar...

western, central and northern Europe, western and central Siberia. Non-breeding in north Africa and southwest Asia L. c. bella (Brehm, CL, 1845) – Middle...

34–36 million ruby-throated hummingbirds over their eastern North American breeding range, making this species the most populous of North American hummingbirds...

to the throat and vent. Breeding males have a black throat. The species is widely distributed, with several populations breeding in Eurosiberia and migrating...

The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds - Their Distribution and Abundance (ISBN 0-85661-091-7) is an ornithological atlas published for the European...

protandry, meaning the breeding male will change to female if the sole breeding female dies, with the largest non-breeder becomes the breeding male. A. sandaracinos...

extant mainland red-shafted subspecies (which one is unknown) were observed breeding on Guadalupe Island in 1996. C. a. auratus, in Delaware C. a. cafer female...

Award. Toews won the latter prize with her second novel, A Boy of Good Breeding (1998). Toews has written for CBC's WireTap, Canadian Geographic, Geist...

Bulgaria. It was originally created through a grading up breeding process that involved breeding Large Whites and Edelschwein lines with native Bulgarian...

Gatwala Wildlife Park, Faisalabad is a wildlife park, botanical garden and breeding center located in the town of Gatwala in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan....

grasslands in Eurasia and is migratory, moving further south outside of the breeding season. Birds in milder regions, such as France and Great Britain, may...

of the head varies between breeding and non-breeding seasons. In dark-hooded gulls, the hood is lost out of the breeding season, usually leaving a diffuse...

for which only part of their range is used for breeding activity, the terms breeding range and non-breeding range are used. For mobile animals, the term...

monogamous and are solitary or in pairs during the breeding season, but sometimes exhibit polygamy. The breeding season begins in late April and lasts through...

The Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society (APBREBES) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 2009 as a network...

age. It is a polytypic species with two or arguably more subspecies. Its breeding distribution comprises the wetlands, waterways and shorelines of warm temperate...

returns to the mate from previous breeding terms. Often the breeding pair will even return to their previous breeding grounds if the previous offspring...

after breeding and become flightless for 1–2 months. Some populations have short migration distances, instead remaining close to the breeding site year-round...

mainly a resident species. Some gyrfalcons disperse more widely after the breeding season or in winter, and individual vagrancy can take birds for long distances...

including Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay and the United States. The breeding male has a red face with black markings around the eyes, and a black-and-white...

dugesi (Coale, HK, 1887) – Central Plateau of Mexico Other than in male breeding plumage and body size, all warbler subspecies are very similar. Winter...

Siberia. It was formerly extirpated from Japan and the Korean Peninsula as a breeding species but is being reintroduced in both Japan and South Korea. In May...

or lepidopterarium is a facility which is specifically intended for the breeding and display of butterflies with an emphasis on education. They may also...

Raising of this breed began in the late 1960s at the Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics (Institut für Tierzucht und Haustiergenetik) at the University...

Daugherty's Cave and Breeding Site are two adjacent Native American archaeological sites in Russell County, Virginia, near Lebanon. The Breeding Site includes...

migrate at all. Cranes are solitary during the breeding season, occurring in pairs, but during the non-breeding season, most species are gregarious, forming...

direct actions held in March and April 2026 at Ridglan Farms, a beagle-breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, United States. The actions...

ani (Crotophaga ani) is a bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Caribbean, parts of Central America...

and the laying of the egg. During the breeding season adult Fulmars usually remain within 500 km of their breeding colony instead of traveling up to thousands...

works in the field of Plant Genetics and Breeding. He is known for his contribution to Basmati rice breeding. He is former director and Vice-Chancellor...

breeds or a group of animals linked to a deliberate and specific selective breeding program) provides part of the underlying genetic base for a new distinct...

also a fourth coral island, Latham Island, that serves as an essential breeding ground for seabirds. There are also a number of smaller islets that surround...

Massachusetts; although breeding was first recorded in 1973, populations remain small. Records in the northeast Pacific are increasing, and breeding has been suspected...

Because of this, most potential breeding colonies for red-footed falcons disappeared, causing a decline in the number of breeding pairs. Conservation projects...

species are the target of extensive conservation efforts such as captive breeding and habitat restoration. Human activity is a significant factor in causing...

professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics. She is the first female professor and first Head of the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics in Nigeria...

the breast line. This chest band is usually thicker in males during the breeding season, and it is the only reliable way to tell the sexes apart. The bird...

islands of Macaronesia and Iceland. Birds from the north and east of its breeding range migrate to winter further south. This kinglet has greenish upper-parts...

refers to the somewhat hair-like structures on the body and thighs of the breeding male. Males are about 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long from snout to vent, while...

process has been extensively researched and proposed for plant- and animal- breeding. For example, using MAS to select individuals with disease resistance involves...

The World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) is an umbrella organisation of sport horse studbooks. It connects sport horse breeding organizations...

in the middle of the breeding season. Around 75% of cuckoos will travel an average of 965 km between two sites during the breeding season, likely in order...

ground. Mississippi kites are monogamous, forming breeding pairs before, or soon after, arriving at breeding sites. Courtship displays are rare, however individuals...

strongly territorial during the breeding season, and both parents are involved in territorial defence. During the non-breeding season they may form large flocks...

Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Both subspecies vacate their breeding range to winter from northern Chile and northwestern Argentina north through...

the solid red colouring of today's Irish Setter came about by selective breeding practices. Further reference to setters in early literature can be found...

agriculture concerned with the day-to-day care, selective breeding, and raising of livestock Selective breeding, the process by which humans develop particular...

successful pair was 1.63. Of 27 breeding Austrian breeding attempts, 22 were successful. In East Thrace, Turkey, the breeding success was estimated at 1.01...

The Rare Breeding Birds Panel (RBBP) is an ornithological body which collects data on the breeding attempts and successes of the rarer species of birds...

reddish-grey plumage. The female has a dark bill and rather duller colouring. Its breeding habitat is lakes with open water and dense vegetation at the margin. It...

migratory, but this species is a permanent resident in the warmer parts of its breeding range. The adult is 23–28 cm (9–11 in) long, and, like other rails, has...

Most birds nest in dense coniferous forests near wetlands during the breeding season, but may also breed in mixed-deciduous forests at the southern edge...

differently because they are mainly white or have decorative plumes in breeding plumage. Herons, by evolutionary adaptation, have long beaks. The classification...

birds at the end of the breeding season (adults plus young), of which up to 350,000 are in Russia. The largest single breeding concentration is represented...

features. There are two general types of catteries: cat boarding and cat breeding. A boarding cattery or cat boarding is a place where cats are housed temporarily...

occur exclusively for the purpose of breeding; non-breeding birds will only collect together outside the breeding season in areas where prey species are...

mountains in northern Sweden. He later became a leading figure at the plant-breeding station Weibullsholm near Landskrona, where he carried out extensive Mendelian...

nineteenth century as a result of selective breeding. These breeds have increased in size due to selective breeding. People bred dogs with certain characteristics...

The Munchkin is considered to be the original breed of dwarf cat, the breeding of which is prohibited in several countries and states, due to concerns...

Bangladesh Adult in breeding plumage at Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat, India In Malta Near Roermond, Netherlands Their breeding habitat is open gravel...

breast that gives the species its common name is only displayed by males in breeding plumage. Individuals fly rapidly, and feed by diving from the surface to...

inside the family tent for shelter and protection from theft. Selective breeding for traits, including an ability to form a cooperative relationship with...

dirty gray breast, and buffish underparts which become whiter during the breeding season. Two indistinct buff bars are present on each wing. Its all-dark...

and June see the commencement of breeding in the northern portion of their breeding range. When males enter the breeding grounds, their territory can range...

The European Association for Research on Plant Breeding, Europäische Gesellschaft für Züchtungsforschung, Association Européenne pour l'Amélioration des...

partnerships occur in wintering grounds, ruddy ducks often begin courtship on the breeding ground. Both male and female ruddy ducks have been observed interacting...

arrive relatively late on breeding grounds (e.g., 18 May to 5 June in southern Ontario). They are rarely seen on their breeding grounds before the last...

range, and generally the most common breeding bird of the British uplands, but is less common further south. Breeding densities range from 80 pairs/km2 (210...

moult from white in winter to grey and brown in spring or summer. The breeding male has greyish upper parts with white wings and underparts. In winter...

Jaisalmeri, Kachchhi and Mewari breeds. The key objectives of NRCC are camel breeding and health, utilisation of camel milk[citation needed] and its byproducts...

local formosanus populations in Taiwan during the 20th century, the extant breeding populations in Taiwan now consist of intergrades between formosanus and...

implies, features horses of all ages, including breeding stock, horses of racing age and short yearlings. Breeding "seasons"—the rights to breed one mare to...

The Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) is a research institute of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. It is the national biotechnology research...

of sugar in modern garden and commercial tomato varieties resulted from breeding tomatoes to ripen uniformly red. This change occurred after the discovery...

American wigeon is highly gregarious outside of the breeding season and forms large flocks. Breeding begins in April-May. The nest is a depression on dry...

and bare facial skin of all pelicans become brightly coloured before the breeding season. The eight living pelican species have a patchy, seasonally-dependent...

lining. Two or three clutches of five or six eggs are laid throughout the breeding season, which commences in March in Britain and Ireland. The eggs are a...

males weighed a mean of 11.62 kg (25.6 lb) during breeding season and 9.65 kg (21.3 lb) during non-breeding; in Germany, males weighed a mean of 11.97 kg...

the bird its common name. It is a native of North and Central America, breeding in open wooded areas in southern Canada and wintering in the southern half...

eagle is largely silent outside of breeding season and is a somewhat infrequent vocalizer even in the context of breeding. Its calls are less well studied...

Germany. It is specialized in the keeping and breeding of South American species and is leading in the breeding of the giant anteater, the tamandua and the...

Preventing losses due to attack by predators. Encouraging breeding, and sometimes captive breeding for release. Until hand-held guns were invented, sport...

individuals, the breeding colonies of the macaroni penguin are among the largest and densest of all penguin species. After spending the summer breeding, penguins...

vermin control and bloodsports. In the mid-19th century, James Hinks began breeding the bull and terriers with English White Terriers, eventually resulting...

Four or five pale blue, brown-spotted eggs are laid; the success of the breeding attempt is dependent on the female maintaining a high weight while the...

females. The breeding range runs along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast, and the coasts of Mexico and Central America. Outside the breeding period, the range...

and Wales, with the first breeding in Scotland in 2023. It was first recorded in Ireland in 2013, with the first breeding in 2022. During the summer...

Males have a greenish gloss to the back and wings, particularly in the breeding season. This is less pronounced or absent in females, which have a brown...

young. Males defend territories in the breeding season and can be polygynous, with up to three females per breeding male. The population sex ratio is generally...

with it for territory when nesting in the same woodland. The preferred breeding habitat in Eurasia is open woodland with dense low cover for nesting; despite...

(1.7 to 2.4 in), and the tarsus is 4.1 to 4.8 cm (1.6 to 1.9 in). The breeding male mallard is unmistakable, with a glossy bottle-green head and a white...

expanded nectar and nesting sites, allowing the species to expand its breeding range to northern coastal regions without migrating. Year-round residence...

species can range from 192 to 500 g (6+3⁄4 to 17+3⁄4 oz). This is a common breeding and resident bird in marsh environments, rivers, well-vegetated lakes and...

smaller than males, and have duller and lighter plumage, particularly in the breeding season. Juveniles are duller, with the head sides, neck and underparts...

is a spitz type breed of dog that originated in Germany through cross-breeding between popular European and Asian Spitz. It is widely known as a wonderful...

poultry industry, who founded a breeding company that achieved worldwide prominence. At its peak Shaver Poultry Breeding Farms was the world's largest,...

estimated in 1990 at seven million head. It has been much used for cross-breeding and has influenced a number of modern breeds. In English "Swiss Brown"...

Genomic Selection (GS) predicts the breeding values of an offspring in a population by associating their traits (e.g. resistance to pests) with their high-density...

other puffin species, is red at the tip and yellow at the base. In summer (breeding) plumage, the bill's outer layer – the rhamphotheca – grows in size and...

muzzle. It was developed as a guard dog in the nineteenth century by cross-breeding the English Mastiff with the now-extinct Old English Bulldog. It was recognised...

for his contributions to the flora of the American Southwest and work on breeding cotton. His 1951 book Arizona Flora, co-authored with Thomas H. Kearney...

Atomic gardening is a form of mutation breeding where plants are exposed to radiation. Some of the mutations produced thereby have turned out to be useful...

from the Black Sea to Mongolia and Northeast China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. These cranes are migratory birds. Birds from western...

in south-western Australia. Populations have disappeared from natural breeding areas such as the Macquarie Marshes in northern New South Wales. Management...

number of endangered Nubian giraffes, and operates a breeding programme to reintroduce breeding pairs back into the wild to secure the future of the subspecies...

the south-east inland of the United States during breeding season, and additional isolated breeding colonies have been recorded even farther inland, all...

Sheep farming or sheep husbandry is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep. It is a branch of animal husbandry. Sheep are raised principally for their...

recommendations are made each year about relocating and breeding animals, and the conditions of such a move (breeding loan, exchange, term free disposition, etc.)...

himantopus Recorded in India Problems playing this file? See media help. The breeding habitat of all these stilts is marshes, shallow lakes and ponds. Some populations...

thoroughbred stud owner and has extensive business interests outside the horse-breeding industry. He is based at Coolmore Stud at Fethard in County Tipperary,...

Piber Federal Stud (Bundesgestüt Piber) is a stud farm dedicated to the breeding of Lipizzan horses, located at the village of Piber, near the town of Köflach...

Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabuwa is a 750-acre protected peacock (Indian peafowl) and chinkara reserve forest in Jhabuwa village 15 km south...

created for recording pedigrees of horse breeds that are not yet fully true-breeding. Registries are considered the authority as to whether a given breed is...

a stand, and lay one to four eggs, though typically only two. Usually, breeding efforts manage to produce one or two fledglings which, after a few months...

largest breeding populations can be found in Russia, Finland and Sweden. It is a rare breeder in southern and western Europe, with larger numbers breeding in...

North America. Southern populations are generally sedentary, while those breeding in the far north (northern Norway, northwest Russia) migrate farther south...

when migrating or wintering. In 2007, the species was discovered as a breeding bird in northern Israel. Due to the drainage of the Mesopotamian marshes...

statistic used in North American Thoroughbred horse breeding. It is used to put the earnings of a breeding animal's progeny into proper perspective. The average...

Mid-March to mid-May: migrates and arrives in the breeding range. Late April to August: breeding season, usually only one brood but rarely two. August...

Nepal. The leopard gecko is a popular pet, and due to extensive captive breeding it is sometimes considered as the first domesticated species of lizard...

Bulgaria, and is described below. It mainly winters in the south of its breeding range around the Mediterranean and in North Africa. It has been expanding...

subantarctic Auckland and Campbell islands, and have in recent years been slowly breeding and recolonising around the coast of New Zealand's South and Stewart islands...

in the last century. It is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with...

Lana Lobell Farms was an American standardbred horse breeding farm operation that stretched across three states. It was founded by Alan J. Leavitt in Hanover...

Antarctic winter, emperor penguins trek 50–120 km (31–75 mi) over the ice to breeding colonies which can contain up to several thousand individuals. The female...

replace them. For this reason, moults often occur immediately after the breeding season, but while food is still abundant. The plumage produced during this...

in this investigation. Western tanagers arrive on their breeding grounds in spring. Breeding usually occurs among birds two years or older, beginning...

Due to the recent hybridisation with their wild ancestor species, the breeding, trading, and ownership of Bengal cats is legally regulated in several...

growing of organisms by humans Agriculture, the land-based cultivation and breeding of plants (known as crops), fungi and domesticated animals Crop farming...

auk", from sagmata "saddle" and rhina "nose"). Tufted puffins form dense breeding colonies during the summer reproductive season from Washington state and...

year-round in almost all parts of the United States and most of Mexico, with breeding grounds well into Canada as far north as northern Alberta. There are estimated...

in the Yucatán Peninsula or Cuba during pre-breeding migration to North America and during post-breeding migration before reaching their overwintering...

dimorphism; the male is much larger than the female (the reeve), and has a breeding plumage that includes brightly coloured head tufts, bare orange facial...

Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic (ジャパンブリーディングファームズカップクラシック) is an annual race that is usually held on November 3, the national holiday Culture Day. This...

alarm calls. Breeding generally takes place in the austral spring, but the birds may breed at other times in response to rainfall. Breeding generally takes...

Presently, this species faces major threats, including the destruction of breeding sites, oil spills, and deterioration of food quality. As a result, razorbills...

The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized buteo. Its breeding range spans eastern North America, along the coast of California and northern...

pinkish-yellow beak is long, straight, and powerful, and is brighter colour in breeding adults. The iris is yellow and the legs are brown and very long. The main...

heronry, sometimes called a heron rookery, is a breeding ground for herons. Although their breeding territories are often on more protected small islands...

During the breeding season, each adult's salivary glands more than double in size, from 7 mm × 2 mm (0.276 in × 0.079 in) in the non-breeding season to...

consisting of a breeding female and male, along with some non-breeding individuals. Clownfish have a size-based dominance hierarchy with the breeding female ranking...

winters cause limited altitudinal movement and for juveniles when they reach breeding maturity. In the eastern limits of its range, birds from the northernmost...

Association. Developed in the Netherlands over generations of selective breeding, the old Dutch owl is characterised by vertically growing head feathers...

ground. Nothing else is known about its foraging behavior and diet. The breeding season of Hudson's black tyrant has not been defined. Males make a display...

shoulders and a relatively flat face with a protruding lower jaw. Selective breeding for appearance has led to the Bulldog's increased susceptibility to various...

of bird in the family Motacillidae. Its breeding range is in Lesotho and adjacent South Africa. Its non-breeding range possibly includes Botswana, the DRC...

subspecies of the booted warbler, but is now considered a full species. Its breeding range is from northeast Arabia to Turkestan, west China and Afghanistan...

large plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding. The grey plover...

habitat is mature deciduous woodland. The male holds a territory when breeding, which is defended against garden warblers as well as other blackcaps....

marshes or fish-ponds as breeding sites. The red-necked grebe is a fairly drab dusky-grey bird in winter. During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive...

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) is a Forestry Research institute situated in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. It works under the Indian...

have male parental care. It is the only parrot to have a polygynous lek breeding system. It is also possibly one of the world's longest-living birds, with...

distribution, breeding on every continent except Antarctica. Two species, the Tahiti swallow and Pacific swallow, occur as a breeding birds on a number...

IBERS provides the UK with a national capability in grassland and plant breeding science, supporting strategic sustainability goals and net zero targets...

migrant, breeding in western Canada and western United States west of the Great Lakes, and in northern Mexico. In the northern half of the breeding range...

known for their abnormal breeding cycles, which are varied between a 5-month breeding cycle and a 17-18-month aseasonal breeding cycle, compared to other...

Japan Bloodhorse Breeding Association (Japanese: 日本軽種馬協会, or JBBA) is a public company established to manage the racehorse breeding industry in Japan...

females. Temperature plays a large role in when the spring peeper begins breeding as well as the duration of mating. Warm spells result in a massive increased...

thought to occur between the Chilean breeding grounds and the wetlands of central and western Argentina. Breeding is concentrated in northern Chile, extreme...

селекционной станции Поселок - Тулунский Район 1st Branch of the State Breeding Station on streetvi.ru Archived 2018-07-30 at the Wayback Machine v t e...

relatedness has likely played a role in the evolution of co-operative breeding behaviours amongst eiders. Examples of these behaviours include laying...

Bird migration is a seasonal movement of some birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year. It is typically between northern and...

in a ground nest lined with grass. Sabine's gull is pelagic outside the breeding season. It takes a wide variety of mainly animal food, and will eat any...

widespread and common in the Palearctic, in Europe and northwest Africa mainly breeding on temperate coasts, saline pools and estuaries, and in Asia on inland...

the northeast, during the breeding season (April to July) it is primarily found from Texas to Virginia, with scattered breeding records as far north as...

after, and the young may stay in their natal territory until the following breeding season. The species is monogamous and the pair bond is long-term, sometimes...

silent. On occasions, it emits a variety of musical whistling notes. When breeding, it lays only one egg. It can live up to 17 years. The short-toed snake...

Catching an insect in Prospect Park, Brooklyn The blue-gray gnatcatcher's breeding habitat includes open deciduous woods and shrublands in southern Ontario...

derives its common name from the peculiar musky odour it emanates during the breeding season. Musk ducks are moderately common through the Murray-Darling and...

Drosophila) are a subset of Drosophila flies that have highly specific mushroom-breeding ecologies. Often these flies can tolerate toxic compounds from Amanita...

female lays three to seven eggs, which both sexes help to incubate. Its breeding range extends from central and western Alaska across northern Canada to...

euthanasia, even at a relatively young age. Due to these welfare concerns, breeding of Scottish Fold cats is prohibited in several countries, and the breed...

survive in the wild on Montserrat and its survival now relies on a captive breeding project involving several zoos. The initial decline was linked to hunting...

with black spots. This breed is particularly hardy and well-suited to breeding in the sometimes harsh conditions of its birthplace. In fact, when sent...

occurring in medieval England. This is the most widespread ibis species, breeding in scattered sites in warm regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia,...

the family Phylloscopidae, the leaf warblers. This species is found as a breeding bird in southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa. It winters in western...

Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Ladies' Classic (ジャパンブリーディングファームズカップレディスクラシック) is an annual race that is held in Japan each year usually on November 3, the national...

desired or undesired characteristics. In animal breeding, it is removing or segregating animals from a breeding stock based on a specific trait. This is done...

free dictionary. A rookery is a colony of breeding rooks, and more broadly a colony of several types of breeding animals, generally, gregarious birds. Coming...

introduced pigs. Port Ross at the north end of Auckland Island is the only breeding site for the New Zealand population of southern right whales. Up to 400...

developed there and in Massachusetts in the late nineteenth century, by cross-breeding birds of Oriental origin such as the Malay with brown Leghorn birds from...

specialized in genetics and plant breeding. As a plant breeder, he made significant contributions to rice breeding. He provided guidance for the development...

the northern part of its range but resident in the southern part. The breeding range in Western Europe experienced an expansion during the 1980s and 1990s...

lead to local losses of breeding birds, but the species's range is still expanding. It has a large population and huge breeding area, and is therefore...

James's flamingos molt their wing- and body feathers according to their breeding schedule and the color of the new feathers depends on the nature of their...

tropical Africa and southern Asia for the winter; the small population breeding in Egypt is however resident there. It is a slender 15–16 cm long bird...

hawk (A. erythronemius Kaup, 1850 in southeastern South America). The breeding ranges of the groups are entirely allopatric, although the wintering range...

Sagamore Farm is an American former Thoroughbred horse breeding farm on Belmont Avenue in Reisterstown, Maryland. Established in 1925, Sagamore Farm was...

feeds by plunge-diving for fish, but will also hawk for insects in its breeding marshes. It usually feeds from saline environments in winter, like most...

characterized by open studbook policy, studbook selection, and the aim of breeding for equestrian sport. The term warmblood was coined to represent a mixing...

Africa and Asia. The species is partially migratory with the more northerly breeding populations mostly migrating south for the winter. The Eurasian spoonbill...

Poultry Association was founded on 27 June 1884 as the Norwegian Poultry Breeding Association (Norwegian: Norsk fjørfeavlslag). The association's first concern...

[citation needed] In short, Montagu's harrier requires a large open area for breeding, with sufficiently tall ground vegetation to afford cover without being...

rails. There are no subspecies, although individuals from the east of the breeding range tend to be slightly paler than their western counterparts. The male's...

Coffee varieties are the diverse subspecies derived through selective breeding or natural selection of coffee plants. While there is tremendous variability...

conifers is favoured for breeding, including parkland and gardens. This species does not form large flocks outside the breeding season, and is usually seen...

Breeding Creek was an unincorporated community within Knott County, Kentucky, United States. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System:...

protandry, meaning the breeding male will change to female if the sole breeding female dies, with the largest non-breeder becomes the breeding male. The fish's...

breeding season it mostly forages by itself or in pairs but is regularly in flocks outside that season. The cinnamon-bellied ground tyrant's breeding...

apivorus) is an insectivorous bird of prey in the family Accipitridae breeding in Europe and western Asia, and wintering in Africa. The European honey...

are breeding sites in agricultural settings. As displayed in the latter portion of the 20th century, urban breeding is in decline. If urban breeding sites...

spawner and egg scatterer, the adult fish will spawn around 2,000 eggs. This breeding occurs in soft, warm water in low light. Silver dollars natively live in...

Conference on Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity as an Aid to their Survival (WCBESCAS) is the world's first conference on captive breeding. Started...

Africa. The dam has become an important breeding site for lesser flamingos since an artificial S-shaped breeding island was constructed in September 2006...

have a direct effect on their on land breeding activity. Their seasonal abundance trend correlates with their breeding period between the austral summer of...

generally socially monogamous, some species exhibit regular extra-pair breeding. Popular conceptions of storks' fidelity, serial monogamy, and doting parental...

Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports at least 20 breeding pairs of the endangered Carnaby's black cockatoo which nest in tree hollows...

black-throated loon is proposed to have happened about 6.5 million years ago. Breeding adults are like a smaller sleeker version of common loon. They measure...

small tubers in the UK climate. Led by H. W. Howard, workers at the Plant Breeding Institute in Cambridge crossed the wild potato with contemporary varieties...

almost 250,000 Haflingers existed worldwide. Breeding farms are in several countries, although most of the breeding stock still comes from Austria. In 2003...

paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to the Indian subcontinent, Burma, and Sri Lanka...

Acrocephalus. It breeds in southern Europe and southern temperate Asia with a few breeding in north-west Africa. It is partially migratory. South-west European birds...

migratory. Its breeding range extends from Chile and western Argentina from about the latitude of Araucanía Region south to Cape Horn. After breeding it spends...

starting age for breeding is 2.9 years, with an average breeding life expectancy of 3.3 years. Furthermore, females that started breeding at 2 or 3 were...

result of an experiment designed to demonstrate the power of selective breeding to transform species, as described by Charles Darwin in On the Origin of...

starved to death. Fur farmers on Prince Edward Island gained success by breeding and caring for their foxes in captivity. Charles Dalton and Robert Oulton...

protandry, meaning the breeding male changes to female if the sole breeding female dies, with the largest nonbreeder becoming the breeding male. The body of...

contributions in quantitative genetics to the fields of animal and plant breeding. In the early 1980s, Gianola extended best linear unbiased prediction to...

Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred horse breeding operation near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910 by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Stud...

Matsaborimena near Bemanevika in Madagascar in 2006. By 2017, a captive breeding program had produced a population of around 90 individuals. The birds were...

the males of both species acquire strikingly elongated primaries in the breeding season. However, the former genus is now considered to be a synonym of...

males have a distinctive red gular pouch which they inflate during the breeding season to attract females. Their wings are long and pointed and can span...

intact Chantilly cats the inevitable resulting discontinuation of the breeding programme. The Chantilly-Tiffany is often confused with the unrelated Tiffanie...

the last few decades, from about half a million breeding pairs in the 1980s to about 60,000 breeding pairs in 2017. The cause of this decline may be changes...

state of affairs has prompted breeders to look for new economic outlets. Breeding for meat horses was very popular in France in the 1980s, helping to safeguard...

front legs are more likely to be affected, and spinal malformations. The breeding of dwarf cats is prohibited in several countries and states, due to the...

kittens with white feet. The breeder, Dorothy Hinds-Daugherty, then began a breeding programme to produce what were originally called "Silver Laces", crossing...

or possibly six known birds, including two in captivity and a solitary breeding female. In 1985, numbers were estimated to have increased slightly in the...

and insects, generally wading slowly in shallow water stalking its prey. Breeding pairs usually build nests in large forest trees—most commonly deciduous...

is a migratory aquatic bird found in the Northern Hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia. It winters along sheltered...

areas, greater than 160 acres (65 hectares), of dense young jack pine for breeding habitat. This habitat was historically created by wildfire, but today is...

protandry, meaning the breeding male changes to female if the sole breeding female dies, with the largest nonbreeder becoming the breeding male. A. latezonatus...

accomplished through the use of song. During the breeding season, elf owls are monogamous and stay in breeding pairs, but can be found in small groups during...

Two subspecies are recognised: C. a. aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) is breeding in Europe and the Middle East to central Asia south Europe, Africa, south...

sexually dimorphic and has six subspecies. Crested honey buzzards migrate for breeding to Siberia and Japan during the summer. They then spend the winter in Southeast...

and almost all privately owned birds as well as several of the captive breeding program birds are known or strongly suspected to be hybrids. These are...

binoculars are often needed to perceive them. When not breeding, both mature eagles from a breeding pair may be found roosting on their own in some prominent...

a well-defined period of time. Data gathered in other efforts, such as breeding bird surveys and eBird, may also contribute to atlas projects. The earliest...

northernmost United States. The northern harrier migrates south in winter, with breeding birds in Canada and northern Great Plains of the U.S. moving to the American...

During the breeding season, tundra swans become aggressive, and may attack passing animals and other tundra swans; outside of the breeding season, they...

bright yellow gape. The rufous is replaced by a dirty brownish grey in non-breeding and juvenile birds. Juvenile birds have a yellow bill with a small black...

spectacular aerobatics. Both species pair for life and display fidelity to their breeding sites, which are usually caves or crevices in a cliff face. They build...

to Iceland by the country's earliest settlers. Centuries of selective breeding have developed the Icelandic horse into its modern physical form, with...

different from a "true" menstrual cycle. Female domestic animals used for breeding—for example dogs, pigs, cattle, or horses—are monitored for physical signs...

semiarid regions. Exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism, the male in breeding plumage is a small, long-tailed bird of predominantly bright blue and black...

is a nondescript bird, greyish above, fading to white below. During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive reddish throat patch, which is the...

Sudan. The cinnamon weaver is nomadic, returning to breeding areas during the September–October breeding season. Possibly monogamous, weavers live communally...

and across Central Asia and is migratory, wintering in south Asia. The breeding male is mainly muted brown above and white below, with a grey head and...

termitaria, or may stand motionless for long periods. Following rains breeding birds call and display from the mid-canopy. The African pitta was described...

disorders are acknowledged by the industry that may affect horses of Friesian breeding - dwarfism, hydrocephalus, a tendency for aortic rupture, and megaesophagus...

released into Florida, U.S., but there is no evidence that the population is breeding and may only persist due to continuing releases or escapes. Widespread...

nest. Outside the breeding season, chaffinches form flocks in open countryside and forage for seeds on the ground. During the breeding season, they forage...

hamsters, and as they have no fixed breeding season, can continue to produce some numbers of offspring all year round. Breeding females may show aggression to...

salamander has only a 50% chance of breeding more than once in its lifetime. In a study conducted in South Carolina, breeding migrations of adult tiger salamanders...

or in a tree hole. The typical clutch is around ten whitish eggs. The breeding adults, which pair for life, take turns to incubate, and the eggs hatch...

regulation and administration of breeding of horses and donkeys in France. It administered twenty-two regional studs, or horse-breeding centres. From 1870 until...

are gray below and an orangish-rust color above. Adults in alternate (breeding) plumage have a reddish cap, a nearly white supercilium, and a black trans-ocular...

plants will produce new generations of those plants; however, because breeding is uncontrolled and the pollen (male parent) source is unknown, open pollination...

bluish-gray. Its sloping profile distinguishes it from other ducks. The breeding habitat of the canvasback is in North American prairie potholes. The bulky...

is used (particularly in the dairy and beef industries) to facilitate breeding by artificial insemination. The term “estrus” refers to the phase of the...

small bird of grasslands, and the specific trivialis means "common". The breeding habitat is open woodland and scrub. The nest is placed on the ground and...

the winter in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. In its breeding range, Radde's warbler is found in open deciduous woodlands with some undergrowth...

Rewan Police Horse Breeding Station is a heritage-listed former horse stud farm at Rewan Road, Rewan, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia....

occurs when an animal with desirable attributes is bred repeatedly. In dog breeding, a male dog that wins respected competitions becomes highly sought after...

century, and the Brazilian Gir numbers about five million head; selective breeding since the 1960s has led to the development of separate dairy (Gir Leiteiro)...

exhibit strong mating calls. Male green frogs use four different types of breeding calls to attract potential female mates. Predators of the eggs of green...

(AB) – breeds annually, with >10,000 breeding pairs Common breeder (CB) – breeds annually, with <10,000 breeding pairs Irregular breeder (IB) – does not...

the blue-green colour teal. It is a highly gregarious duck outside the breeding season and can form large flocks. It is commonly found in sheltered wetlands...

family Calcariidae. It is an Arctic specialist, with a circumpolar Arctic breeding range throughout the northern hemisphere. There are small isolated populations...

Mexico. Mexico's Chapultepec Zoo has had one of the most successful panda-breeding programs outside of China, with a total of eight giant pandas conceived...

release pheromones to attract males for breeding, which can result in polyandrous breeding balls; these breeding balls have been observed in E. murinus...

Jessica Shattuck is an American author. Her debut novel, The Hazards of Good Breeding, was a finalist for the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award and a New York...

century, countries beyond New Zealand initiated independent kiwifruit breeding programmes, including China and Italy. As of 2023, China accounted for...

their undertail coverts light yellow. Males in non-breeding plumage retain their wings' and tail's breeding colors but are otherwise like adult females. Both...

Cardinalidae. It is mainly migratory, wintering in Central America and breeding in northern Mexico and the southern United States. The male is blue with...

and retire to a breeding career after a number of U.S. states banned gambling, which depressed Thoroughbred racing—and thus breeding—in the United States...

where he was the band's pianist. The band released two extended play's Breeding (2007) and Simon (2009) before releasing their debut and only eponymous...

Loblolly Stable was a Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing stable in Lake Hamilton, Arkansas owned by businessman John Ed Anthony and his former wife...

Netta "duck", and Latin rufina, "golden-red" (from rufus, "ruddy"). Its breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and it extends...

ventral plumage in males is associated with higher breeding success. In other populations, the breeding success of the male is related to the length of the...

by predators (or removal by humans, for example the California condor breeding program) results in double-clutching. The technique is used to double the...

Golden eagles usually mate for life. A breeding pair is formed in a courtship display. This courtship includes undulating displays by both in the pair...

the northern latitudes. It is non-migratory and usually stays within its breeding range, though it sometimes irrupts southward. It is one of the few owls...

The PRI disease resistant apple breeding program is a joint project of the Purdue University, Rutgers University, and the University of Illinois, to breed...

species have simultaneously expanded their breeding ranges eastward over the past 50 years. Their breeding habitat is open shrubby country with scattered...

susceptible to disruption during development than those of females. The breeding season lasts from the second half of March until June; fledging takes place...

concentration of sucrose and is grown commercially for sugar production. In plant breeding, it is known as the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet (Beta vulgaris)...

kilograms (4+1⁄2 lb), as compared with the larger roasters. Due to extensive breeding selection for rapid early growth and the husbandry used to sustain this...

released in 1995. Released after their heavily criticized sophomore album Breeding the Spawn, the album received far greater praise than that album, and is...

from black Galloway cattle, is often surmised to be the result of cross-breeding with the similarly coloured Dutch Lakenvelder. The cattle are reared principally...

developed in Wales in the second half of the twentieth century by cross-breeding between Welsh Mountain and Wiltshire Horn stock, with the aim of combining...

molecular biologist specialising in plant stress physiology and molecular breeding of rice and peanut who now leads translational use of research into rice...

Mexico year-round and occupies more northeastern regions during the summer breeding season. In the winter they can be found as far south as Panama. Coots generally...

from the United States Territory of Guam. It is restricted to a captive breeding program following its extinction in the wild due primarily to predation...

Natural History Museum at Tring. A breeding area was found in Afghanistan in 2009 and studies in 2011 pointed to its breeding in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan....

known as booted eagles. Tawny eagles have an extensive but discontinuous breeding range that constitutes much of the African continent as well as the Indian...