entity in animal breeding

Definition

An entity in animal breeding is an entity in the animal production domain that has been defined as

[...] the deliberate selection and directed mating of animals in a breeding population with the intention of producing offspring that, on average, are closer in their characteristics to a defined breeding objective than the parent generation.

References

  1. Anonymous Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) | Home. [2025-11-24] purl.obolibrary.org
  2. Willam, Alfons, Simianer, Henner 2017 Zuchtprogramm. German Tierzucht. 2 ed. Verlag Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co, Stuttgart, DEU. pp. 243-316.
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
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Properties

Label

entity in animal breeding

EUPH Code (UID)

[2969]

EUPH IRI

https://app.pollinatorhub.eu/vocabulary/classes/2969

Descriptor

n/a

This class is part of the ontology

Created

2023-01-23

Updated

2026-04-25
Contributors

Class

Author: Michael Rubinigg

Definition

Author: Michael Rubinigg

Translation

Authors: Michael Rubinigg, Michael Rubinigg

Class translations

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References
English

animal breeding

Compound noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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French

élevage sélectif des animaux

Compound noun, Masculine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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French

sélection des animaux domestiques

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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German

Tierzucht

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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