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These lists of breeds refer to listed breeds of domesticated animals. Lists of breeds. Species Lists Picture Cat: List of cat breeds
Artificially selected and bred into many varieties including meat breeds, racing/messenger breeds and fancy plumage breeds Relatively common in captivity, very common in the wild, feral populations extremely abundant 2c Columbiformes: Domestic goose and domestic swan goose (Anser anser domesticus and Anser cygnoides domesticus)
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus ) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
Animal breeding is a branch of animal science that addresses the evaluation (using best linear unbiased prediction and other methods) of the genetic value (estimated breeding value, EBV) of livestock. Selecting for breeding animals with superior EBV in growth rate, egg, meat, milk, or wool production, or with other desirable traits has ...
Ursid hybrids, such as the grizzly-polar bear hybrid, occur between all species except for the giant panda. Suborder Feliformia. Family Felidae (see Felid hybrids); various other wild cat crosses are known involving the lynx, bobcat, leopard, serval, etc. Pumapard, a hybrid between a cougar and a leopard. Subfamily Felinae
Animal breeding standards (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Animal breeding" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect ...
If the breeding is for a purebred animal that will be used for exhibition or future breeding (pets or livestock), the animal must be registered and conform to the criteria laid out for that breed in a breed standard kept by a central authority, such as a kennel club for dogs. In addition, the breed club, kennel club, or other governing ...
Chapters 6 and 7 focus on the causes of other birth defects, and why males are allegedly more likely to suffer from defects. Chapters 8–10 concern the production of milk, why animals are born headfirst, and on the length of gestation being proportional to the length of life, respectively. Book V (778a – 789b)