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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. animal husbandry
  4. animal breeding
  5. sire evaluation
  6. breeding soundness
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. animal husbandry
  4. animal breeding
  5. sire evaluation
  6. breeding soundness
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. breeding
  3. animal breeding
  4. sire evaluation
  5. breeding soundness
  1. Fields of Study
  2. sexual reproduction
  3. breeding
  4. animal breeding
  5. sire evaluation
  6. breeding soundness
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. animal breeding
  4. sire evaluation
  5. breeding soundness
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. animal breeding
  4. sire evaluation
  5. breeding soundness

Preferred term

breeding soundness

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The condition of an animal that is healthy and fit for mating, with normal external genitalia that are well-formed with no signs of disease and with no lameness or other disability that would prevent its success in breeding.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/19699

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