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The stallion Mikkel, a grandson of this pair foaled in 1818, was a noted harness-racer and a foundation stallion of the Knabstrupper breed. [ 5 ] : 480 [ 7 ] : 113 [ 8 ] : 176 In 1971, three Appaloosa stallions were imported to Denmark in the hope of adding new blood to the Knabstrupper breed; only two of them were used, and many breeders ...
Breeding programmes play a role in the conservation and preservation of the cheetah and the African wild dog. 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 ...
A National Breeding Centre for Iberian lynxes was built in Silves in the Algarve. Here they are monitored 24 hours a day. The aim is twofold – to prepare them for life in the wild and to pair ...
Hence, a very small proportion of the farmland is solely devoted to livestock production. In Sri Lanka, livestock sector contributes around 1.2% of the national GDP. Livestock is spread throughout all regions of Sri Lanka with concentrations of certain farming systems in particular areas due to cultural, market and agro-climatic reasons.
The breeding season is after the rains, during July to September in northern India and Nepal, and November to March in southern India and Sri Lanka. [13] They may skip breeding in drought years. The Asian openbill breeds colonially, building a rough platform of sticks often on half-submerged trees (often Barringtonia , Avicennia and Acacia ...
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A "spoonie" on the breeding grounds in Chukotka, Siberia, June 2015. The spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) is a small wader which breeds on the coasts of the Bering Sea and winters in Southeast Asia. This species is highly threatened, and it is said that since the 1970s the breeding population has decreased significantly.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said U.S.-owned border wall materials, which were available for sale, were pulled from an Arizona auction at the government's request. The Lonestar State had shown ...