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Planned breeding of a group of animals or plants
A breeding program is the planned breeding of a group of animals or plants, usually involving at least several individuals and extending over several generations
Breeding_program
Fictional organization in the Dune franchise created by Frank Herbert
secondary, and no goal is more paramount than the Sisterhood's large-scale breeding program. It aims to create a superbeing that can tap into abilities even the
Bene_Gesserit
Breeding for desired characteristics
Selective breeding (also called artificial selection) is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular
Selective_breeding
Intentional breeding of wild organisms by humans
for successful breeding. Information about a species' reproductive biology may be critical to the success of a captive breeding program. In some cases
Captive_breeding
Famous tortoise for being father of around 900 hatchlings
which helped to increase the wild population to more than 2,000. The breeding program ended in January 2020 and Diego is officially retired, and was released
Diego_(tortoise)
conceive a daughter with Leto to further the order's centuries-long breeding program, she disobeyed out of love for Leto, and gave him a son. This seemingly
List_of_Dune_characters
Artificial selection of Fragaria
The breeding of strawberries started with the selection and cultivation of European strawberry species in western Europe in the 15th century while a similar
Breeding_of_strawberries
Species of nut tree native to the southern USA and northern Mexico
Brownwood and College Station, Texas. University of Georgia has a breeding program at the Tifton campus working on selecting pecan varieties adapted to
Pecan
Nature reserve in Australia
involved with various breeding programs for endangered bird and animal species. The park provides a holding facility for captive breeding and management of
Serendip_Sanctuary
Zoo in Perth, Western Australia
offspring who in turn have been significant members of the global captive breeding program for the critically endangered species. The head managers of Perth Zoo
Perth_Zoo
Species of bird
Bali Starling Breeding Program in Begawan Giri in 1999 with two pairs, which had grown to a population of 97 in 2005. A release program was started on
Bali_myna
Breed of cat
(Deebor and Dairyland). Additional breeders involved in the early breeding program included Pete Meisinger & Donna Lawry (Woodlandacre and Hattkatts)
LaPerm
Aquarium in Kentucky, U.S.
Reptiles, including an albino alligator. The breeding program was founded in 2007. The shark ray breeding program was one of the first of its kind, and two
Newport_Aquarium
Process inducing mutations in seeds
Mutation breeding, sometimes referred to as "variation breeding", is the process of exposing seeds to chemicals, radiation, or enzymes in order to generate
Mutation_breeding
Zoo in Basel, Switzerland
The breeding programs at Zoo Basel have had many highlights since the zoo's opening in 1874. These include the worldwide first zoo births of an Indian
Breeding programs at Zoo Basel
Breeding_programs_at_Zoo_Basel
Breed of cat
many of their descendants as "Foreign-Longhairs". Robinson ended her breeding program in the 1970s. Sigyn Lund (Sig Tim Hil Cattery) a Florida Burmese breeder
Chantilly-Tiffany
Species of macaw that is extinct in the wild
sighting was in 2016. The species is now maintained through a captive breeding program at several conservation organizations under the aegis of the Brazilian
Spix's_macaw
Fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert
also reveals that he has repeatedly used his Duncan gholas in his breeding program to genetically improve the Atreides line. The current Duncan is intended
Duncan_Idaho
Horse breed originating in the Middle East
war, which they used to strengthen their breeding programs. The Soviets had taken steps to protect their breeding stock at Tersk Stud, and by utilizing horses
Arabian_horse
Canid native to the southeastern United States
Service began to save the red wolf from extinction, when a captive-breeding program was established at the Point Defiance Zoological Gardens, Tacoma, Washington
Red_wolf
Fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert
young son Paul Atreides, who is a key figure in the Bene Gesserit breeding program but has also displayed unusual potential. She ultimately loses any
Gaius_Helen_Mohiam
Topics referred to by the same term
Breeding back, a breeding effort to re-assemble extinct breed genes Breeding pair, bonded animals who cooperate to produce offspring Breeding program
Breeding
Grapes intended for consumption while fresh
Table grapes are grapes intended for consumption as fresh fruit, as opposed to grapes grown for wine production, juice production, jelly and jam making
Table_grape
Dog breed
undergoing a cross-breeding program spearheaded by the Norwegian Lundehund club with assistance from a group of geneticists. The program aims to employ a
Norwegian_Lundehund
Species of bird
November 2025. Orange-bellied parrots are being bred in a captive breeding program with parrots in Taroona, Tasmania, Healesville Sanctuary, Adelaide
Orange-bellied_parrot
not operate a breeding program of its own. Instead the SC screens the varieties that come out of all of the state's breeding programs for disease resistance
Strawberry cultivation in California
Strawberry_cultivation_in_California
Cross-bred dog breed
developed in Australia by the Rutland Manor Breeding and Research Center and Tegan Park Labradoodle Breeding & Research Centres. The mix was created as
Australian_Cobberdog
Fictional character in the Dune: Prophecy television series
trusted advisors to the Great Houses. She has also devised a secret breeding program, intended to guide noble bloodlines to cultivate better, more easily
Valya_Harkonnen
Aspect of forestry/silviculture
fruit trees, is a relatively recent occurrence. A typical forest tree breeding program starts with selection of superior phenotypes (plus trees)[clarification
Tree_breeding
Species of bird
of the captive breeding program birds are known or strongly suspected to be hybrids. These are excluded from the reintroduction program as there is evidence
Socorro_dove
Horse breed
own breeding programs. Vetulani considered this a "baffling campaign of destruction", and the Hecks' actions effectively ended his breeding program. Some
Heck_horse
Species of flowering plant, or its fruit
2018. Van Deynze, Allen (editor) (2008) 100 years of breeding: UC Davis Plant Breeding Program. Published by the Dean's Office, Department of Plant Sciences
Fig
Process of segregating organisms in biology
their breeding program. Any animal that fails to meet the quality threshold for any one of these criteria is culled from the breeding program. The total
Culling
Hairless breed of cat
being successful in transforming this knowledge into a successful breeding program with kittens which were eventually capable of reproducing. The Tenhoves
Sphynx_cat
Breed of cat
cats and they never entered a breeding program until recently. Prior to 2013 there was only one Suphalak in a breeding program, a male named Samsen who lives
Suphalak
Species of flowering plant in the pea family
found available from small seed companies. From 1985 to 1994, an Apios breeding program took place that resulted in the collection of over 200 wild accessions
Apios_americana
Breed of domestic cat
Forest Cat was nearly extinct; then the Norwegian Forest Cat Club's breeding program increased the cat's numbers. It was registered as a breed with the
Norwegian_Forest_Cat
Species of amphibian
Dominica and few or none surviving in the wild on Montserrat. A captive breeding program is maintained by several zoos and some offspring have been returned
Leptodactylus_fallax
Species of reptile
From 2009 to 2010, Parks Australia and Taronga Zoo started a captive breeding program, which has prevented total extinction of the species. The specific
Cryptoblepharus_egeriae
Species of bird from Guam
the United States Territory of Guam. It is restricted to a captive breeding program following its extinction in the wild due primarily to predation by
Guam_kingfisher
Dog breed
County Kilkenny; these were the respective progenitors of Graham's breeding program and said to descend from original Irish wolfhound strains. Based on
Irish_Wolfhound
Extinct pariah dog breed
never deliberately or specifically bred to a standard, but human selective breeding and natural selection still came-into play. European explorers, like Captain
Hawaiian_Poi_Dog
American fruit producer
Institute of California after the university planned to abandon its breeding program. The company purchased seedlings and germplasm from the university
Driscoll's
Zoo in the northwestern Rotterdam, Nederlands
participates in about 70 breeding programs and studbooks, and coordinates a number of these, including the international breeding program for red pandas, EEPs
Diergaarde_Blijdorp
Breed of herding dog
which remains a recognised feature within the breed today. Bentley's breeding program is believed to have relied on a few key foundation dogs that consistently
Australian_Cattle_Dog
Species of amphibian
listed as endangered in January 1984. To prevent extinction, a captive-breeding program began in 1989 at the Thorne Williams Unit that produced enough offspring
Wyoming_toad
Open-range zoo in South Australia
the most successful giraffe breeding programs in Oceania, and as of 2019[update] has the most successful giraffe breeding programmes in Australia. The
Monarto_Safari_Park
1948–54 series of science-fiction novels by E. E. "Doc" Smith
thinking. As the breeding program nears its conclusion, humans are selected as the best choice; at the same time, the breeding programs of the other three
Lensman_series
Novel series by Octavia E. Butler
breeding program has created a society of networked telepaths that he struggles to control. By the conclusion, Doro's millennia-long breeding program
Patternist_series
American theme park chain
In 2016, SeaWorld announced that they would end their in-park orca breeding program and eventually phase out their theatrical orca shows altogether (due
SeaWorld
Hops Breeding Program at Oregon State University currently conducts research on hop varietals in collaboration with the USDA hops breeding program and
Hop production in the United States
Hop_production_in_the_United_States
Species of chestnut tree
the USDA-Connecticut Breeding Programs". The Journal of the American Chestnut Foundation. 1 (2): 8–13. Valigra, Lori. "Back-Breeding Could Restore Chestnut
American_chestnut
Indigenous peoples of North America
people's attempt to escape to Canada. In 1994 the Nez Perce tribe began a breeding program, based on crossbreeding the Appaloosa and a Central Asian breed called
Nez_Perce
Dutch breed of horse
Gelderlander, and a hunter studbook in North America. Developed through a breeding program that began in the 1960s, the Dutch Warmbloods are some of the most
Dutch_Warmblood
Fictional character in Dune
Gesserit and an important key in the Bene Gesserit breeding program. According to the breeding program, she was to produce a daughter, who would be bred
Paul_Atreides
Dune character
Feyd, like Paul Atreides, is also the product of a centuries-long breeding program organized by the Bene Gesserit, who planned their own alliance by joining
Feyd-Rautha
Breed of horse developed in Austria and northern Italy
Haflinger breeding programs were not on solid footing in Austria, with governmental focus on other Austrian breeds and private breeding programs not large
Haflinger
Subspecies of carnivore
Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). The breeding programs have been successful. The captive breeding projects for the Northeast African cheetah first
Northeast_African_cheetah
First German Shepherd dog (1895–c.1900)
also attended by Max von Stephanitz, who purchased the dog for his breeding program, which sought to combine the best characteristics of the Thuringian
Horand_von_Grafrath
American non-profit conservation organization
research, and species recovery with breeding programs. This institute will initially focus on conservation breeding programs for red wolves and Mexican gray
Alveus_Sanctuary
Science of changing the traits of plants
Plant breeding is the science of changing the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. It is used to improve the quality of plant
Plant_breeding
Fictional character from Dune
simplistic order. Leto has taken over the Bene Gesserit's breeding program for himself, the same program that produced his father, the Kwisatz Haderach. His
Leto_II_Atreides
Selective breeding of Syrian hamsters
Syrian hamster breeding is selective breeding on Syrian hamsters. The practice of breeding requires an understanding of care for the Syrian hamster, knowledge
Syrian_hamster_breeding
Extinct subspecies of bird
sparrows. With so few individuals left, a last-ditch effort captive breeding program was approved, wherein the remaining dusky seaside sparrows, all males
Dusky_seaside_sparrow
Domesticated rodent from South America
experimental programs in the 1960s intending to breed larger-sized guinea pigs. Subsequent university efforts have sought to change breeding and husbandry
Guinea_pig
Genus of mammals (large antelopes)
captive-breeding program and reintroduction to the wild. The scimitar oryx, which was listed as extinct in the wild, also relied on a captive-breeding program
Oryx
Breed of cat
British Siamese Cat Club discouraged their breeding. The Swiss Mountain Cat was never used in the breeding programs of the modern Havana Brown. However, they
Havana_Brown
American science fiction media franchise
daughters. The Bene Gesserit also has a secret, millennia-long selective breeding program to bolster and preserve valuable skills and bloodlines as well as to
Dune_(franchise)
Species of bird
Matsaborimena near Bemanevika in Madagascar in 2006. By 2017, a captive breeding program had produced a population of around 90 individuals. The birds were
Madagascar_pochard
1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert
instructed by the Bene Gesserit to bear a daughter as part of their breeding program, out of love for Leto she bore him a son, Paul. From a young age, Paul
Dune_(novel)
Dog breed
trained, and began breeding them. Menzel found these dogs to be highly adaptable and simple to domesticate. She launched a breeding program, providing working
Canaan_Dog
Flower used to flavour beer and other beverages
their hop breeding programs, particularly that of the dwarf varieties, is continuing as already the US private and public breeding programs are using
Hops
Species of large New World vulture
Diego Zoo reported having had two unfertilized eggs hatch within its breeding program in 2001 and 2009, producing male young by parthenogenesis as indicated
California_condor
Species of amphibian
some tadpoles and took them back to Melbourne Zoo. The first captive breeding program for the giant burrowing frog is under way as of 2021[update], managed
Giant_burrowing_frog
Lipizzan horse stud farm in Austria
Romania, to periodically exchange breeding stock. To help support the breeding program, Piber offers an "adoption" program where individuals and corporations
Piber_Federal_Stud
Orca shows at SeaWorld
documentary Blackfish, SeaWorld announced they would be ending their orca breeding program and phasing out their orca shows, instead opting to introduce "new
Shamu_(SeaWorld_show)
Perennial plant with blue berries
blueberry breeding program has been established by the USDA-ARS breeding program at Beltsville, Maryland, and Chatsworth, New Jersey. This program began when
Blueberry
Fictional character
in Dune Messiah, Paul remains completely loyal to Chani. With their breeding program in mind, the Bene Gesserit are desperate to regain control of Paul's
Chani_(character)
Zoo in San Diego, California, U.S
cheetahs, brought to the park for breeding purposes. When the park first opened, there were many cultural shows and programs, with groups invited from Africa
San_Diego_Zoo_Safari_Park
Breeds of domestic cat
Frances McLeod of Arctic began breeding Russian Whites and Russian Blacks in the 1960s. In Australia, The Russian White program started on the 4 May 1971 by
Russian White, Black, and Tabby
Russian_White,_Black,_and_Tabby
Subspecies of mammal
breeding by individual zoos led to inbreeding and reduced fertility. In 1979, several American zoos began a collaborative breeding-exchange program to
Przewalski's_horse
Species of amphibian
laboratory and program working with the frogs at the Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru. The first successful captive breeding outside its native
Telmatobius_culeus
Dog breed
and spotted dogs were selected and eliminated from further breeding." The breeding program for the Jagdterrier was massive in scale and unwavering in
Jagdterrier
Subspecies of grey wolf
centers, this group of wolves would prove vital in starting a captive breeding program. Thanks to these preemptive measures, captive-bred Mexican wolves were
Mexican_wolf
Fictional character created by Frank Herbert
by retrieving his genetic material, through conception, for their breeding program. She also conditions Feyd via "hypno-ligation", which will allow the
Margot_Fenring
Russian horse breeding farm for Arabian horses
and purchased several purebred Arabian horses for use in their new breeding program. Stroganov also purchased horses from Crabbet Arabian Stud in England
Tersk_Stud
Berry cultivar
blackberry released in 1956 by the USDA Agricultural Research Service breeding program in cooperation with Oregon State University. It is named after Marion
Marionberry
Apple cultivar
apple cultivar to be developed by the PRI disease resistant apple breeding program and "PRI" is remarked in its name Enter"PRI"se. It has combined genetics
Enterprise_(apple)
Species of large catfish
stripped the giant catfish, caught in 2005, of its eggs as part of a breeding program, intending then to release it, but the fish died in captivity and was
Mekong_giant_catfish
Endangered species of Asian rhinoceros
established a small captive breeding group. Opponents of the captive breeding program argue that the losses are too great; the program is too expensive; removing
Sumatran_rhinoceros
Breed of cat
a year started a breeding program with Pixie as the foundation cat. Over the next couple of years, Brewer introduced into her program 23 cats from around
Pixie-bob
Wāli of Egypt and Sudan from 1848 to 1854
interests was the breeding of Arabian horses, which was said to be the overriding passion of his life. He continued a breeding program begun by Muhammad
Abbas_I_of_Egypt
Breed of bee
populations caused by infestations of parasitic mites, and has been used in breeding programs to improve existing stocks. Many Russian queens openly mate with drones
Russian_honey_bee
Species of plant with edible seeds
Canadian cultivar CDC Matador and ILL7537, a breeding line which traces back to the ICARDA breeding program. Zero Tannin/Clear-Coat: Yellow cotyledon lentils
Lentil
Breed of cat
along with one of his normal-coated female littermates, to start a breeding program. The wirehaired male was named Council Rock Farms Adams of Hi-Fi ('Adam'
American_Wirehair
Genus of marsupial mammals
development, and poison baiting. Conservation efforts include captive breeding programs and reintroductions. The name Dasyurus (from Ancient Greek: δασύουρος
Quoll
American singer and entertainer (born 1942)
horse breeding program, located at his Casa de Shenandoah ranch, is called Aramus Arabians, and has produced six generations of horses, breeding over 700
Wayne_Newton
Species of flowering plant
(2018-06-01). "Current knowledge and breeding perspectives for the spider plant (Cleome gynandra L.): a potential for enhanced breeding of the plant in Africa". Genetic
Cleome_gynandra
Subspecies of owl found in North America
2005 just 22 individuals containing 6 breeding pairs. A captive breeding and release program mooted in 2006 removed 10 individuals from the wild. It started
Northern_spotted_owl
Dog breed
some of the remaining dogs in the late 1970s, where she continued the breeding program until she died in 1986. Jumbo Frost took on the task of managing the
Lucas_Terrier
BREEDING PROGRAM
BREEDING PROGRAM
Surname or Lastname
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) : habitational name from a place on the Isle of Wight named Brading, from Old English brerd ‘hillside’ + -ingas ‘dwellers at’, i.e. ‘(settlement of) the dwellers on the hillside’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Balding.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Good breeding
Boy/Male
Arabic, Farsi, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Good-breeding
Boy/Male
English
Son of Reed.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the county seat of Berkshire, which gets its name from Old English Rēadingas ‘people of Rēad(a)’, a byname meaning ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, an unattested Old English ryding.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : derivative of Green.Americanized spelling of German Grüning, a variant of Groening.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bredon in Worcestershire or from Breedon on the Hill in Leicestershire, both of which are named from an unattested Celtic word brez ‘hill’ + the tautologous addition of Old English dūn.Americanized form of German Breden.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Good Breeding; Decorum; Culture
Boy/Male
British, English
Son of the Red-haired
Boy/Male
Irish
Prince; smelly hair.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Son of the Red-haired
Girl/Female
Muslim
Greeting
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Breezing
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Reading.German and Dutch : patronymic from any of the Germanic personal names with the first element rÄd ‘counsel’, ‘advice’.
Boy/Male
English
Son of Reed.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Son of the Red-haired
Girl/Female
Indian
Greeting
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Reading.Dutch and German : variant of Redding 2.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Increase; Growth; Breeding
BREEDING PROGRAM
BREEDING PROGRAM
Girl/Female
Hindu
Desire
Girl/Female
English, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
English American Greek Scottish
Abbreviation of Greek name Euphemia meaning well spoken.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Celebrity, English, Hebrew, Indian
Falcon; Blend of Mary and Lynn; Bitter
Girl/Female
African, Australian, Christian, Danish, German
Renowned in Battle; Famous Warrior; Feminine of Louis
Male
Babylonian
, the general of Nabubalidina.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Peace Maker
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Student of Hadith who Quoted the Female Companions; Daughter of Haram had this Name
Boy/Male
English
Meadow with a cross.
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Beautiful, Gentle, Soft
BREEDING PROGRAM
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n.
Descent; pedigree; extraction.
n.
An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer.
v. i.
To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds.
n.
A greenish apple, of several varieties, among which the Rhode Island greening is the best known for its fine-grained acid flesh and its excellent keeping quality.
n.
Nurture; education; formation of manners.
a.
Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner.
n.
Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading.
n.
The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.
n.
Same as Reeding.
n.
The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky.
n.
A small convex molding; a reed (see Illust. (i) of Molding); one of several set close together to decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; -- the reverse of fluting.
n.
Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society.
n.
A stock of breeding mares.
n.
The act or process of generating or bearing.
n.
The generation or breeding of vermin.
a. & adv.
Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. See under Breeding.
a.
Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.
a.
Addicted to reading; as, a reading community.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Breed
a.
Producing or breeding worms.