to keep animals or plants so that you can mate them and produce more of them

the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"

Induced ovulation (no estrous cycle) through physical copulation between sire and dam.

Nurture; education; formation of manners.

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.

elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

The identification and selective combination of desirable genes, with the goal of enhanced yield, reduced susceptibility to plant disease, improved seed quality or better nitrogen-fixing ability.

refers to the process of selecting which organisms are allowed to reproduce themselves. By choosing organisms which have traits the breeder desires, the species comes to better meet the breeder's needs. Breeding is a highly limited means of changing organisms as traits must come into existence naturally before they can be developed. Thus, changes will only happen slowly. Camelot Campaign Chaos Chi Continuum, The Coordinates Core Rules

This term has many connotations. Here it is restricted to a cumulative permanent improvement of the honeybee on a genetic basis.

The directed development of better crops through the selection of individuals expressing the desired traits. Breeding alters the genetic makeup of the population and this may be considered a form of genetic modification of that population. The alteration of plant characteristics through breeding was accomplished much earlier than the discovery of modern genetics.

The selection and propagation of particular genotypes, to achieve certain objectives (higher yield, disease resistance, and so forth). May be the result of manipulation (crossing) or through artificially induced mutation. Plant species or varieties may be strictly or mainly inbreeding or outbreeding in their natural environment.

the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization

whakatupuranga To make new babies (for animals) or seeds (for plants).