We improve our favourite plants and animals --and how few they are--gradually by
selective breeding; now a new and better peach, now a seedless grape, now a sweeter and larger flower, now a more convenient breed of cattle.
The effect of
selective breeding with regard to nacre color was evaluated to provide the foundation for nacre color breeding study and strain identification in Hyriopsis cumingii.
The main body of the text is made up of sixteen chapters devoted to the history of keeping pets, human attachment to companion animals, pet welfare,
selective breeding and companion animal acquisition, and many other subjects.
The organisation is urging celebrities in Britain to set an example of good animal welfare by boycotting the market in micro-pigs, regardless of whether they have been created by genetic engineering or
selective breeding.
Using
selective breeding and molecular techniques, Dr Sunette Laurie and colleagues at the Agricultural Research Council in Pretoria boosted levels of betacarotene, the compound which gives the vegetable its characteristic orange colour and which is converted by the body to vitamin A.
75% felt better
selective breeding for improved conformation would have a signifi-cant impact on canine health and welfare.
Natural Beekeeping flips the script on traditional approaches by proposing a program of
selective breeding and natural hive management.
She believed that only
selective breeding could save the human race and once sent Adolf Hitler a volume of her poetry.
The findings could aid the development of DNA testing to speed-up
selective breeding programmes, helping farmers to improve their stocks.
The ATA is committed to the
selective breeding standards established in Trakehnen, East Prussia, in 1732, “...to encourage the development of a riding horse of beauty and harmony, great endurance, mental and physical balance, and possessing an excellent character."
A non-commercial zoo, Al Bustan is funded by an Emirati family with a mission to contribute to the conservation of endangered animal species by
selective breeding and promoting environmental awareness.