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breeding [ˈbriːdıŋ] N

1. breeding:

breeding
生育 shēngyù
breeding
繁殖 fánzhí

2. breeding:

breeding
饲养 sìyǎng
breeding
育种 yùzhǒng

3. breeding:

breeding
教养 jiàoyǎng

I . breed <bred> [briːd] VB intr

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II . breed <bred> [briːd] VB trans

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III . breed <bred> [briːd] N

I . half-breed N, half-caste

II . half-breed ADJ

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The age of first breeding is estimated to be 17 years for males and 22 years for females.
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Mated pairs form large families of up to 15 individuals from several breeding seasons that remain together for many years.
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Several of the breeding islands are protected areas.
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The company has its own selective breeding programmes integrated with quality control and production.
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Breeding cages should have a feed trough and a water trough.
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This includes about 5,300 breeding pairs, the remainder being immatures.
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Measurements are made of wing-length, head and bill length, weight, as well as degree of moult or signs of breeding plumage.
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However, the disorder can be prevented through good breeding management.
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Management activities like logging may make their former habitat unsuitable for breeding.
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It is black in breeding plumage, and very pale in winter.
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