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breeding Definition

breed·ing (-iŋ)

noun

  1. the producing of young
  2. the rearing of young; upbringing, education, or training, esp. in manners or social behavior
  3. good upbringing or training tolerance is a sign of breeding
  4. the producing of plants and animals, esp. for the purpose of developing new or better types

Etymology: see breed

breeding Usage Examples

Preposition: of

cattle: Future pedigree breeding of cattle: QMS meeting Monday 26th May 2003.

Converse of object

assist: The organic movement had already said that it was content with marker assisted breeding.

Adjective modifier

  • selective: Both changes had been brought about by careful selective breeding.
  • captive: The Born Free Foundation joins the RSPCA call for captive breeding programs to end.
  • marker-assisted: Again, no success whatsoever in GM crops, with limited returns on marker-assisted breeding.
  • conventional: In conventional breeding by reproduction, only individuals from the same species or related species can be mated to produce offspring.
  • thoroughbred: Thoroughbred Times - US weekly about horse racing and thoroughbred breeding.
  • indiscriminate: Many develop contagious diseases, and indiscriminate breeding could mean that many animals have congenital and behavioral problems.

Modifies a noun

  • plumage: The bird pictured above is a male in full breeding plumage.
  • ewe: Stock rams and breeding ewes are all scrapie tested and results are available on request.
  • colony: Little Egret, Only three breeding colonies exist in the UK.
  • pair: In fact not a single breeding pair of the target species was found.
  • season: The breeding season is from 1 May - 31 July.
  • seabird: The third breeding seabird species is Newell's Shearwater.

Noun used with modifier

  • pedigree: Future pedigree breeding of cattle: QMS meeting Monday 26th May 2003.
  • plant: The same should be done for the plant breeding study.
  • livestock: The rapid progress in genomics will transform plant, tree and livestock breeding.
  • mutation: For years, breeders have used " mutation breeding " to develop new varieties.
  • pig: A Tradition of Genetic Improvement The UK is the birthplace of modern scientific pig breeding.
  • sheep: Originally developed for medical diagnosis, its potential has recently been recognized in the totally different area of sheep breeding.