Ads
related to: canidae breeder program application system for horses and deer feeders in nebraska
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Evolving from both the Remount Service of the Quartermaster Corps and a general horse-breeding program under the control of the Department of Agriculture, the Remount Service began systematically breeding horses for the United States Cavalry in 1918. It remained in operation until 1948, when all animal-breeding programs returned to Department ...
Pages in category "American racehorse owners and breeders" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 545 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Breeding stock is a group of animals used for the purpose of planned breeding. When individuals are looking to breed animals, they look for certain valuable traits in purebred animals, or may intend to use some type of crossbreeding to produce a new type of stock with different, and presumably superior abilities in a given area of endeavor.
Information about a species' reproductive biology may be critical to the success of a captive breeding program. [2] [3] [4] In some cases a captive breeding program can save a species from extinction, [5] but for success, breeders must consider many factors—including genetic, ecological, behavioral, and ethical issues. Most successful ...
A breeder is usually a purebred animal, bred with the intent of producing purebred, or even show-quality animals. However, in some cases, a breeding animal is crossbred with another breed or a mixed breed with the intent of combining aspects of two or more different breeds.
Cattle feedlot in Colorado, United States. Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products.It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock.