Selective breeding has produced almost completely white specimens with small spots of coloured fur in the regions of the eye and ears and upon the hind quarters. In general, the progression of white is an anterio-posterior direction with a tendency for a post- medial belt of white.Animals ...
Swamy, Origin, domestication, taxonomy, botanical description, genetics and cytogenetics, Genetc diversity and breeding of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) (Johnson, 1973). The common Indian names for cashew are, kajubadam (Assamese), hijli badam, kaju (Bengali), hijlibadam, kaajuu, kaju, ...
Goat, any ruminant and hollow-horned mammal belonging to the genus Capra. Related to the sheep, the goat is lighter of build, has horns that arch backward, a short tail, and straighter hair.
Today, according to Walter Drecktrah of Sulingen, Germany: "Any [German] Angora leaning toward matting is removed from the breeding program. Combing or brushing the animals between shearing is unheard of."As a result of this process of selective breeding, German Angora breeders discovered and ...
Prior to its selective breeding, rapeseed’s high concentration of erucic acid was toxic to animals and humans, in high doses. Ingesting rapeseed oil in its original form caused liver damage in animal laboratory studies. The process of selective breeding reduced its bitter taste and toxicity. The...
selective breeding. Dogs were first domesticated by humans as early as 10,000 B.C. for hunting and as guard or attack dogs. Many species travel in packs or groups in the wild, and many human fatalities resulting from dog bites involve a large group of dogs attacking one or two persons....
By the Song Dynasty, the selective domestic breeding of goldfish had begun. In 1162, the empress commanded the construction of a pond to collect the red and gold variety. By this time, the public were not allowed to keep goldfish of the gold breed, as yellow was seen as an imperial colo...
Herd types characterised by performing blanket dry cow therapy (BDCT) used a higher mass of dry cow IMM AMs, EMA Category C and B AMs and had higher medium total AMU (mg/PCU) compared to herd types characterised by performing selective dry cow therapy (SDCT). From this study help ...
The first yeasts used by commercial bakers were obtained from brewers and, in 1868, Charles Fleischmann made a compressed, distiller's yeast. The selective breeding of pure yeast cultures began in 1883 and, by the early 1900s, fast acting yeasts were well established. ...
Pig, wild or domestic swine, a mammal of the Suidae family. Pigs are stout-bodied, short-legged, omnivorous mammals, with thick skin usually sparsely coated with short bristles. Their hooves have two functional and two nonfunctional digits. Learn more ab