Breed type (dog) — Breed type in the parlance of dog fanciers refers to the qualities that define a dog breed and separate it from all other dog breeds. Breed type is outlined in the written standard for each breed, and breed type is the basis of judging in… … Wikipedia
Breed Groups (dog) — A Breed Group is a categorization of related breeds of animal by an overseeing organization, used to organize the showing of animals. In dogs, kennel clubs define the Breed Groups and decide which dog breeds are to be included in each Breed Group … Wikipedia
Breed group (dog) — A breed group is a categorization of related breeds of animal by an overseeing organization, used to organize the showing of animals. In dogs, kennel clubs define the Breed Groups and decide which dog breeds are to be included in each breed group … Wikipedia
Breed registry — A breed registry, also known as a stud book or register, in animal husbandry and the hobby of animal fancy, is an official list of animals within a specific breed whose parents are known. Animals are usually registered by their breeders when they … Wikipedia
Breed standard (dogs) — A breed standard (also called bench standard) in animal fancy and animal husbandry is a set of guidelines which is used to insure that the animals produced by a breeding facility conform to the specifics of the breed. It is also used in… … Wikipedia
Breed standard — A breed standard (also called bench standard) in animal fancy and animal husbandry is a set of guidelines which is used to ensure that the animals produced by a breeder or breeding facility conform to the specifics of the breed. It is also used… … Wikipedia
Breed-specific legislation — (BSL), is any law, ordinance or policy which pertains to a specific dog breed or breeds, but does not affect any others. The term is most commonly used to refer to legal restrictions or prohibitions on the breeding and ownership of certain breeds … Wikipedia
breed — brēd vb, bred bred; breed·ing vt 1) to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation 2) to propagate (plants or animals) sexually and usu. under controlled conditions 3 a) MATE b) to mate with: INSEMINATE … Medical dictionary
breed — [n] kind, class brand, character, extraction, family, feather, genus, ilk, likes, line, lineage, lot, nature, number, pedigree, progeny, race, sort, species, stamp, stock, strain, stripe, type, variety; concept 378 breed [v1] generate, bring into … New thesaurus
breed — [brēd] vt. bred, breeding [ME breden < OE bredan < brod, fetus, hatching: see BROOD] 1. to bring forth (offspring) from the womb or hatch (young) from the egg 2. to be the source of; produce [ignorance breeds prejudice] 3. a) to caus … English World dictionary
