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breeding N no pl

1. breeding of animals:

breeding
breeding

2. breeding fig:

breeding

I . breed <bred, bred> [briːd] VB trans

II . breed <bred, bred> [briːd] VB intr

III . breed [briːd] N

breed ZOOL
raça f
breed BOT

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Spread of the disease is controlled by not breeding dogs known to have it.
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Within the rough-hair population care should be taken to screen for goniodysplasia before breeding.
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Management activities like logging may make their former habitat unsuitable for breeding.
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The new rear half, responsible for breeding, is known as the epitoke.
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However, they moult into a dull plumage after breeding in mid-summer.
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It is black in breeding plumage, and very pale in winter.
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When they first arrive they are often in small flocks, but they soon split up and start pain formation and breeding.
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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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The age of first breeding is estimated to be 17 years for males and 22 years for females.
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Breeding cages should have a feed trough and a water trough.
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