Sentence examples for selecting animals from inspiring English sources

Some households (n = 38) reported selecting animals 'randomly' where no specific selection criteria were applied.

The huge diversity of dogs resulted not from natural selection but from generations of humans crossbreeding and selecting animals with traits they wanted the ability to chase foxes into holes, or herd sheep, or sit attractively on a sofa.

But apparently by always selecting animals that looked like pigs and not boars, these early farmers were able to enhance and maintain piglike behavior and traits.

With respect to biomechanical considerations when selecting animals for tissue- engineering of bone, it is evident that no common criteria have been reported.

As an example, one strand of sheep breeding focuses on selecting animals that are robust, disease resistant and requiring minimal human assistance (e.g. with lambing), and even shedding its own wool (the cost of shearing exceeding the value of the wool gathered at the time of interviewing).

The information can also be used by captive breeding programs in selecting animals for mating that aren't closely related.

As a consequence of selection, the selected animals were heavier than the C animals throughout the entire growth curve.

It should be noted that the efficiency of selection also reflects the reduced number of selected animals.

Mating followed a selection step where the average coancestry of selected animals was constrained, while genetic response was maximised.

They also selected animals from particularly fertile bloodlines.

Fluorescein angiography was performed in selected animals.