A "breeding program" refers to a planned effort to selectively reproduce plants or animals with specific desirable traits in order to improve a species or achieve certain goals. Full definition
With the genetics of the entire species known, it should be possible for the biologists working on captive breeding programmes to act as matchmaker and reduce the risk. (newscientist.com)
One is in breeding programmes where we want to select animals that have desirable quality characteristics. (fmtmagazine.in)
That knowledge can be translated into breeding programmes for the development of new varieties of food crops. (sciencedaily.com)