Sentences with phrase «most breed populations»

Fortunately, the frequency of genes for dominant diseases in most breed populations will be much lower than what is typical for recessive traits because there are no normal carriers who might slip unidentified into a pedigree.

Not exact matches

The things I find most appalling about religion reach a new zenith in Islam --(i) a dulling down of individual thought and a dogmatic requirement to conform to the views of the masses; (ii) a stultifying ignorant education system in which anything inconsistent with the Qur» an is not just discouraged, but censored; (iii) the subjugation of women to the point of educating them to be nothing but mindless f * king, breeding machines for their insecure husbands; (iv) a political class that feeds off the religious - based ignorance it imposes on its populations; and (v) a general back - sliding against the rest of the planet because heads are buried in Dark Ages mythology.

I think now that most populations that breed indiscriminately are devolving.

So if you accept that all are effectively trying to name after the same person then the count of all those permutations means that Mohammed is the most popular If you are the BBC or a Government official then you want to hide the fact that the Muslims are out breeding the indigenous population by counting each spelling as an unique instance

Add the fact that most nomadic tribes intermarry and share blood ties can create a m@ssive breeding ground where schizophrenia could whelm the population.

«It is important to predict which native species are most at risk and to monitor their populations so that if they start to decline catastrophically, we can establish captive breeding programs and other supportive measures,» he said.

From highs of tens of millions of bison, the breeding population dropped to hundreds at most.

That finding is profoundly disturbing for wild tigers, given that in most sites where wild tigers persist they are limited to populations of less than 25 breeding adults.1

«The next step is to find out which stowaways will have the greatest chance to survive the journey in ballast tanks or on the ship hulls, and which are most likely to establish breeding populations after arriving in the Arctic.

Most importantly, a breeding population of Lord Howe Island stick insects has been established at the Melbourne Zoo thus providing insurance against a second extinction event.

Traditional methods used to limit the impact of MSD include insecticides to control leafhopper populations (which are not affordable to most small - scale farmers and can be environmentally damaging), and conventional selective breeding of maize for resistance traits that naturally exist in some varieties.

One of the most important parameters of any population assessment model is knowledge of the extant population size and status of the breeding colonies [11], [12].

The tendency of the genetic diversity - reducing forces commonly operating in most breeds to quickly drive alleles to fixation in such small populations is overwhelming.

The Basenji is an ancient breed which is distantly related to other dog breeds (most of which are European or Asian), and it has the earliest separation date from all other breed populations.

Most dogs have wolfiness scores of 1 % or less, although we occasionally find populations and breeds with higher scores and even some especially unique individuals with scores of 5 % or more.

Pure breeds have been, for the most part, artificially created from random - bred populations by human selective breeding with the purpose of enhancing desired physical, behavioral, or temperamental characteristics.

Domestic short - haired cats were most commonly affected by EPI in our study, which likely reflects the common occurrence of this breed in the general cat population.

Most often the motivation for planning a litter does not take into consideration the overall health of the breed population.

This does not represent an accurate estimate of breed prevalence in the TFT because the sample population is biased; most DNA samples have been submitted by breeders who have dogs related to other known carriers.

As the UK's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds notes, in refreshingly straightforward language: «Despite the large numbers of birds killed, there is no scientific evidence that predation by cats in gardens is having any impact on bird populations UK - wide... It is likely that most of the birds killed by cats would have died anyway from other causes before the next breeding season, so cats are unlikely to have a major impact on populations.»

We'll never stop people from breeding dogs so continuing to educate the public about breeding practices is first and for most our goal in reducing the ever growing doggie population.

Also, the mixed breed group, which reflects an amalgamation of various breeds, would be expected to reflect the overall population risk response, which was for the most part observed, validating the approach of determining an overall dog population response.

As a result chiari - like malformation and syringomyelia is one of the most important breed predispositions of veterinary medicine and although the disease is reported in several other breeds it creates a very important clinical problem among king charles cavalier population.

Rather, studies show the most popular breeds at any given time tend to top the list because, of course, there are more of those dogs in the general population.

It goes for most brachycephalic breeds where the whole population knows it is deteriorating only when it is too late.

Most populations outside a breed's country of origin tend to be established through contacts with one or a handful of country - of - origin breeders.

[5, 6] Or, as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds makes puts it: «It is likely that most of the birds killed by cats would have died anyway from other causes before the next breeding season, so cats are unlikely to have a major impact on populations.»

«It is likely that most of the birds killed by cats would have died anyway from other causes before the next breeding season, so cats are unlikely to have a major impact on populations.»

The overbreeding of pit - bulls has also created a social dilemma as many end up in shelters and due to the over population of this breed, they are often the most likely to be euthanized.

As the UK's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds notes: «It is likely that most of the birds killed by cats would have died anyway from other causes before the next breeding season, so cats are unlikely to have a major impact on populations.»

Most of these breeds began over 200 years ago as working terriers, developed to hunt game, control rat populations or chase off varmints.

Of all the variations in breeding strategies, the most effective at reducing the rate of inbreeding over the long term in this particular simulated population was to restrict breeding to the animals with the lowest average genetic relatedness to the other animals in the population

While there is some evidence that intact, large and giant breed dogs may be less prone to a certain few health problems, the general lack of personal responsibility evinced by most humans in this culture make spaying and neutering absolutely necessary for pet population control.

In contrast, for aortic stenosis, gastric dilation volvulus, early onset cataracts, dilated cardiomyopathy, elbow dysplasia, epilepsy, and portosystemic shunt, the prevalence in most purebred groups was not distinct from that seen in the mixed - breed population.

For aortic stenosis, GDV, early onset cataracts, dilated cardiomyopathy, elbow dysplasia, epilepsy, and portosystemic shunt, most purebred groups were not statistically distinct from the mixed - breed population with higher prevalence in purebreds restricted to distinct subsets of purebred dogs.

Lake Natron is the most important breeding site for Lesser Flamingo in the world, with 75 % of the global population of Lesser Flamingo hatching there.

Though a complete population count of elephant seals is not possible because all age classes are not ashore at the same time, the most recent estimate of the California breeding stock was approximately 124,000 individuals.

By the late 1990s, breeding populations of bald eagles could be found throughout most of

It provides breeding and feeding grounds for at least twenty - five endangered or threatened species; thirty - six marine mammal species, including blue, gray, and humpback whales, harbor seals, elephant seals, Pacific white - sided dolphins, and one of the southernmost U.S. populations of threatened Steller sea lions; over a quarter - million breeding seabirds; and one of the most significant white shark populations on the planet.

The San Miguel population, which was once the most endangered, made such a strong recovery through the captive breeding programme, and the wild population was doing so well, that all releasable individuals were returned to the wild in July 2007.

Most members of this population of Hepatic Tanager live in Mexico, so that should be considered when viewing the projected major shift away from breeding areas in southern Arizona and New Mexico.

«Strategies to maintain adequate diets need to focus on the most vulnerable countries and populations, and thought must be given to reducing vulnerability to nutrient deficiencies through supporting more diverse and nutritious diets, enriching the nutritional content of staple crops, and breeding crops less sensitive to these CO2 effects,» Dr Myers said.

Most female polar bears in the Beaufort Sea breed for the first time at 5 years of age, compared to 4 years of age in most other populations, and cubs normally remain with their mothers for 2.5 years prior to weanMost female polar bears in the Beaufort Sea breed for the first time at 5 years of age, compared to 4 years of age in most other populations, and cubs normally remain with their mothers for 2.5 years prior to weanmost other populations, and cubs normally remain with their mothers for 2.5 years prior to weaning.

IUCN's most recent estimates put the total existing population at 4,000 - 7,000 breeding pairs (12,000 - 21,000 individuals).