Sentences with phrase «animal breed»

This federal Act addresses requirements for animals bred for commercial sale, used in research, transported commercially, or exhibited to the public.

One day, making a pig of yourself could have a whole new meaning with the advent of animals bred to provide us with replacement organs if we need them.

Hidden in that bill is a loophole for pet store owners who want to continue selling animals bred in cruel mills.

There are certain animal breeds that need different care and attention.

Some breeds are more fragile than others and have a greater risk of injury, though small animal breeds generally experience fewer health problems than larger breeds.

It relied, unexpectedly, on statistical methods that were developed to understand animal breeding patterns.

They're laboratory animals bred inadvertently to live by themselves.

This is a phenomenon in animal breeding referring to the first cross between two unrelated purebred lines is healthier and grows better than either parent line.

But animal breeds vary in their potential to trigger allergies, and doctors can't test sensitivity to individual breeds.

For individuals who are serious about pursuing a career as a large cat trainer, a handful of schools offer specific programs geared towards training individuals to work with large and exotic animal breeds.

They create laws based on the scientific and humane grounds for wildlife conservation, welfare of animals, pet rescue and saving animal breeds.

It's also supposed to have improved support for recognizing common animal breeds and plant types.

Completed routine examinations, as well as surgical and dental procedures on various animal breeds.

«It can easily be adapted to any crop,» he said, noting that the tool could theoretically also be used for animal breeding and is free and open source.

You will never see them or know them or hear of their fate - but it is the reality of animal breeding.

Animals bred in these conditions may also suffer from severe health issues, including contagious and deadly diseases and congenital defects, as well as behavioral challenges.

Compared to 1990, the number of tests involving animals bred with harmful genetic defects rose by 28 000, to 170 000, and transgenic creatures were subjected to 62 000 procedures, 14 000 more than in 1990.

«This provides an opportunity for animal breeding programs, by identifying the areas where improvement could boost sustainability.»

Genomics Neogen's animal genomics technologies, GeneSeek and Igenity, provide services to leading agricultural genetics providers, large national cattle associations, companion animal breed registries, university researchers, and numerous commercial beef and dairy cattle, swine and poultry producers.

ARAMARK, a world leader in professional services, today announced it plans to eliminate all pork from animals bred using gestation crates in ARAMARK's U.S. supply chain by 2017.

Docµmented in historical time by animal breeding and plant cross-pollination.

Although Maryland state law already prohibits the sale of dogs and cats bred by illegal «puppy mills,» it does not ban the retail sale of animals bred at large - scale commercial breeding facilities which, many will argue, are merely federally inspected, legal puppy mill operations.

If «evolution» referred only to currently observable phenomena like domestic animal breeding or finch - beak variation, then winning the debate should have been no problem for Lewontin and Sagan even with a fundamentalist jury.

The film takes an uncompromising look at the industrialisation of food production in the US, offering a stark insight into the conditions in which animals bred for food are kept, the unsuitable feed and chemicals they're given, and the way they've been biologically altered to increase production and profit.

• Skilled in sowing, fertilizing and crop harvesting • Operational knowledge of farm animal breeding • Training in safe and hygienic animal milking procedures and packaging of produce • Well versed in using farm machinery and ensuring its proper maintenance • Physical stamina and ability to lift heavy loads • Basic math skills with ability to read and write • Manual dexterity • Familiar with produce cleaning and bundling procedures

Neogen's animal genomics technologies, GeneSeek ® and Igenity ®, provide value - added services to leading agricultural genetics providers, large national cattle associations, companion animal breed registries, university researchers, and numerous commercial beef and dairy cattle, swine and poultry producers.

With Lens in Google Photos, your smartphone will be able to infer information from the photos you take, such as identifying animal breeds and classifying text that's been photographed.

Pork: In 2012, Aramark committed to eliminate all pork from animals bred using gestation crates by 2017; it will also work to address issues of pain relief associated with castration and the eventual elimination of tail docking, as well as eventual elimination of the use of ractopamine.

For those unaware of the term, a «puppy mill» or «backyard breeder» refers to a for - profit animal breeding facility that, mostly, neglects the health and well - being of the animals in their care.

Ten years ago, Dr. Randall dedicated his practice to small animal breeds only.

It has grown a lot since then, branching out and manufacturing products for ferrets — everything from toys to nutrition items — then branching into other animal products within the small animal category, including adding rabbits to its live animal breeding programs.

2) Genome - based animal breeding: Genomic tools can also be used to help animal breeders increase the quality of their livestock.

The farmers who sell their hogs to Niman Ranch raise animals bred for flavor and a layer of backfat thick enough to keep them warm throughout the winter — they're all raised outdoors, not in heated buildings.

Further examples include «Farms provide support to the conservation of nearby protected areas and conform to the management plans of those areas» and «Wild animals bred in the farms are supervised by a competent professional.»

This trend is just as visible in animals: 740 animal breeds became extinct during the twentieth century.

Also, when animals breed more quickly, their populations can adapt to changing conditions more rapidly.

A group of researchers based at the University of Sydney has uncovered patterns that may be jeopardising the long - term success of worldwide animal breeding programs, which increasingly act as an insurance against extinction in conservation, and for food security.

The study covered animal breeding programs in aquaculture, conservation and research.

At present, cloning from embryonic cells and even old - fashioned animal breeding are still more efficient ways of producing large numbers of genetically - altered animals, notes William H. Velander of Virginia Polytechnic institute.

Dairy cattle, generally of the species Bos taurus, are domesticated animals bred to produce large quantities of milk.

Researchers say the insights could eventually inform animal breeding programmes aimed at improving farmers» stocks.

Researchers led by Professor Eckhard Wolf, Chair of Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology at the Gene Center and the Department of Veterinary Sciences at LMU, now report in the journal PNAS, that early phases of the development of bovine embryos, might offer a better system for the understanding of the earliest differentiation steps.

An animal geneticist highlights the benefits of gene editing in complementing traditional animal breeding techniques.

Even within the same strain, different phenotypical responses to high fat diets have been observed between animals bred in different facilities (14).

Bird species counts, they say, center around an idea known as the «biological species concept,» in which species are defined based on which animals breed together.

Magical animal breeding in particular is banned altogether, deemed too risky for uncovering their existence.

On the simple basis that it is a fact that more companion animals are being bred than there are homes for, we can see sense in the argument that there is no reason to sell, en - mass, animals bred specifically for sale, when there are so many animals already looking for homes in rescue centres and pounds worldwide.