Sentences with phrase «natural breed trait»

If a breeder is trying to intentionally change a natural breed trait, then that's a different story and it's not a good one.

Not exact matches

Breeding for specific traits and characteristics is nothing more than human intervention in natural selection.
The gene copies also hide natural variation in the wheat genome that could create opportunities to selectively breed plants with useful traits.
These captive bred birds will be housed in environments of natural trees and forest plant species, preventing domesticated traits from imprinting.
These resources comprise a «rice diversity research platform» that is widely used the international rice research community to understand the genetic basis of complex traits, to investigate molecular mechanisms involved in key forms of stress tolerance, and to efficiently utilize natural variation to breed highly productive rice varieties for the future that are more nutritious, resource - use efficient, and stress tolerant than those we currently grow.
«There's nothing natural about breeding dogs with extreme and debilitating physical traits, and PETA urges everyone to stay away from this cruel beauty pageant.»
They have been bred for domestic traits that make them calmer housemates, but the natural tendency to hunt and kill prey is still present.
This is actually a natural trait of the breed as opposed to Weimaraners, for example, who have blue eyes due to a gene that inhibits pigmentation.
A dog's natural herding traits was carefully bred into the Border Collie's ancestors, which originated in the border regions between Scotland and the Northern parts of England.
Some breeds, English Bulldogs for example, can not even achieve natural birth of their litters because the traits that the dogs were bred for won't allow for it.
However, if yours is a working or performance dog and he has outstanding traits you want to preserve, you might breed him but you still need to remember that this is a severe fault and select mates with proper (natural, undoctored) earsets from families known for proper earsets.
The natural traits for which the breed was developed are now being utilised in Australia with the revival of Herding.
This trait is natural to the breed, so it is up to you to suppress it, or support it.
Some of our dogs come from people who purchased their Giant from what we call back - yard breeders, or BYBers, who give little consideration to the effect their practices, may have on the natural traits of this exciting breed.
There are other breeds of dogs, though, that have their own unique traits that blend in perfectly with the German Shepherd's natural abilities, to unleash a completely new personality.
Many dogs develop these kinds of behaviors as a result of past scary experiences, stress in a recent shelter environment, or their natural inherited or breed specific traits; not always stemming from past abuse.
Fortunately, population genetics theory suggests that breed - characteristic behaviours should not be «lost» from lines of dogs selected for other traits (such as conformation), unless there is active natural selection against them or unfavourable correlated genetic response from selection on other phenotypes.
In most breeds, we have removed many of the natural, God - given instincts and traits of wild dogs in order to make them more useful or enjoyable to humans.
Despite the natural protection from their fur, certain genetic and breed - specific traits lead to more intense reactions from Mr. Sun.
These captive bred birds will be housed in environments of natural trees and forest plant species, preventing domesticated traits from imprinting.
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