Sentence examples for Back breeding from inspiring English sources

Back breeding, for the production of a breed that displays the traits of a wild ancestor, is based on the principles of selective breeding, which humans have used for centuries to develop animals with desired traits.

The number of Andean bears is shrinking because zoos scaled back breeding years ago and the population has become too old to reproduce.

He said he thought that if they did not race well, he might still be able to make his money back breeding them.

Older ranchers are straining to build up herds, holding back breeding females from slaughter and thus compounding what retailers say is already a supply crunch.

The Hecks believed they could recreate the extinct tarpan subspecies by back breeding living descendants.

Reconstructed sequences could be compared against the sequences of extant species, allowing for the identification of not only living species or breeds best suited for back breeding but also genes that would be candidates for editing in living species.

At present, young Japanese show few signs of wanting to get back to breeding.

Labor Labor has vowed to improve the code for puppy producers by introducing a five-litter limit, bringing back compulsory breeding vet checks, and enforcing a limit of 10 breeding dogs for each breeder.

She began laying eggs in 2008 and had several litters of viable, sexually produced offspring before being separated from her mate in 2012, because the aquarium decided to scale back its breeding program.

In the spring and fall, the region draws millions of birds coming through Southern California on their way back to breeding grounds in the north or wintering grounds in the south.

In spring and fall, the region plays host "to hundreds of millions … of birds coming through Southern California on their way back to breeding grounds in the north or wintering grounds in the south," said Garry George, renewable energy director with Audubon California.