Sentences with phrase «as breeding stock at»

Over the last several years, DVGRR has developed significant expertise in the area of rehabilitating and re-homing Goldens, Doodles, Labs, and dogs with «hearts of Gold» that have been used as breeding stock at mass breeding facilities, commonly known as puppy mills.

Not exact matches

An exception is made for harvest of breeding stock and where replacement animals are not technically possible from organic sources — in this case they must be maintained under organic conditions for at least two - thirds of the production cycle before they are sold as organic.

Dividend Aristocrat stocks have a history of increasing dividends at least 25 consecutive years and are typically viewed as the best - of - breed dividend growth stocks.

An AVCO (American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists) Certified diplomate should examine the eyes of all breeding stock less than one year before breeding as well as puppies between the age of 6 and 9 weeks (at which time certain anomalies can be identified which do not appear again for several years).

Commercial puppy - breeders (puppy mills) take advantage of this to maximize profit at the expense of the welfare of the dogs used as breeding stock, inhumanely confined and forced to breed continuously.

General Description — This breed standard is meant to provide breeders that register their dogs ABRA, competitors competing at ABRA shows and judges at ABRA sanctioned conformation shows with a written guide that describes the ideal American Bulldog and is representative of the breed as a whole, the guide should be used by the breeder and competitors when selecting show stock and by the judges when selecting dogs in an ABRA conformation show.

Some breed both to replenish their own stock (which they want to keep in an optimal age bracket) and to sell and some of the most respected of these will look at their one year old pups, keep the best, sell any that make a minumum weight and are fairly good but that they don't need and kill the rest (so that they don't reduce the quality of their name as breeders).

There are over 4,300 working guide dogs in the U.K and over 2,500 more at any one time being used as breeding stock or in training.

They shall commit themselves to a positive programme of testing for hereditary defects as agreed by the ESS Breed Clubs and Societies and will make available copies of relevant documents to purchasers of their stock at the time of sale.

Although retired breeding stock is not required to have a current CHIC number, due to the known late onset PRA risk, all retired breeding stock must have an OFA eye exam when they are at least 9 years old unless said retired breeding stock has already been positively diagnosed and listed as such on OFA with PRA.

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Examination of breeding stock should be done annually, until at least eight years of age and preferably longer, as hereditary eye problems can develop at varying ages.

At the farm, the main activities are arable farmings and stock breedings, which includes rearing of riding horses and carriage horses for the Imperial Family and for the Court functions, raising other livestocks and poultry, and producing such as milk, meat and eggs for the use of the Imperial Family and domestic and foreign guests.