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{{Short description|Planned breeding of a group of animals or plants}} |
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| ⚫ | According to the [[State Secretary (Netherlands)|Dutch State Secretary]] of [[Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands)|Economic Affairs]] the delivery of young animals is important for the natural behavior of the mother, the herd and is desirable from a veterinary perspective.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/bestanden/documenten-en-publicaties/kamerstukken/2014/03/25/beantwoording-kamervragen-over-fokken-en-doden-van-gezonde-dieren-in-dierentuinen/beantwoording-kamervragen-over-fokken-en-doden-van-gezonde-dieren-in-dierentuinen.pdf |title=Beantwoording vragen over fokken en doden van gezonde dieren in |
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[[File:Entrance De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre, South Africa.jpg|thumb|Entrance of ''[[De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre]]'' in [[South Africa]]. Breeding programmes play a role in the conservation and preservation of the [[cheetah]] and the [[African wild dog]]]] |
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| ⚫ | A '''breeding programme''' is the planned [[Selective breeding|breeding]] of a group of [[animal]]s or [[plant]]s, usually involving at least several individuals and extending over several [[generation]]s. There are a couple of breeding methods, such as artificial (which is man made) and natural (it occurs on its own). |
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| ⚫ | According to the [[State Secretary (Netherlands)|Dutch State Secretary]] of [[Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands)|Economic Affairs]] the delivery of young animals is important for the natural behavior of the mother, the herd and is desirable from a veterinary perspective.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/bestanden/documenten-en-publicaties/kamerstukken/2014/03/25/beantwoording-kamervragen-over-fokken-en-doden-van-gezonde-dieren-in-dierentuinen/beantwoording-kamervragen-over-fokken-en-doden-van-gezonde-dieren-in-dierentuinen.pdf |title=Beantwoording vragen over fokken en doden van gezonde dieren in dierentuinen |publisher=Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands) |date=25 March 2014 |access-date=9 June 2014 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714161822/http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/bestanden/documenten-en-publicaties/kamerstukken/2014/03/25/beantwoording-kamervragen-over-fokken-en-doden-van-gezonde-dieren-in-dierentuinen/beantwoording-kamervragen-over-fokken-en-doden-van-gezonde-dieren-in-dierentuinen.pdf |archive-date=2014-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Breeding programs are commonly employed in several fields where humans wish to change the characteristics of their animals' offspring through careful selection of breeding partners: |
Breeding programs are commonly employed in several fields where humans wish to change the characteristics of their animals' offspring through careful selection of breeding partners: |
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*There also can be breeding programs for plants. For instance, a winery owner, seeking to find a better tasting wine, could design a breeding program so that only the vines whose grapes make the very best wine are allowed to breed. |
*There also can be breeding programs for plants. For instance, a winery owner, seeking to find a better tasting wine, could design a breeding program so that only the vines whose grapes make the very best wine are allowed to breed. |
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==See also== |
== See also == |
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*[[Animal husbandry]] |
*[[Animal husbandry]] |
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*[[Captive breeding]] |
*[[Captive breeding]] |
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*[[Selective breeding]] |
*[[Selective breeding]] |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Plant reproduction]] |
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A breeding programme is the planned breeding of a group of animals or plants, usually involving at least several individuals and extending over several generations. There are a couple of breeding methods, such as artificial (which is man made) and natural (it occurs on its own).
According to the Dutch State Secretary of Economic Affairs the delivery of young animals is important for the natural behavior of the mother, the herd and is desirable from a veterinary perspective.[1]
Breeding programs are commonly employed in several fields where humans wish to change the characteristics of their animals' offspring through careful selection of breeding partners:
- Dog and cat fanciers may coordinate a breeding program to raise the probability of an animal's litter producing a championship-caliber animal.
- Horse breeders try to produce fast racehorses through breeding programs.
- Conservationists use breeding programs to try to help the recovery of endangered species by preserving the existing gene pool and preventing inbreeding.
- There also can be breeding programs for plants. For instance, a winery owner, seeking to find a better tasting wine, could design a breeding program so that only the vines whose grapes make the very best wine are allowed to breed.
See also
[edit]- Animal husbandry
- Captive breeding
- European Endangered Species Programme
- Ex-situ conservation
- Eugenics
- Selective breeding
References
[edit]- ^ "Beantwoording vragen over fokken en doden van gezonde dieren in dierentuinen" (PDF) (in Dutch). Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands). 25 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 9 June 2014.