selective (redirected from selectiveness)

selective /se·lec·tive/ (se-lek´tiv)

1. having a high degree of selectivity.

2. discriminating; making a choice from multiple alternatives; singling out in preference.

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selective

the use of procedures on selected animals contrasted with blanket application to all members of the group.

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selective slaughter

slaughter of positive reactors or clinical cases during a disease control program.

selective dry-period mastitis therapy

application of dry period intramammary therapy only to those cows known or suspected of being infected with organisms which cause mastitis; contrasts with blanket therapy in which all cows in the group are treated.