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farmers selectivly breed cattle to get the characteristics they desire for the job they are going to put the offspring to do

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What animals are selectively breed?

chickens are selectively breed for ther eggs to be bigger and yummyer and also dogs are for going to shows hope i helped :)


Are farm animals a renewable source exlain?

Provided farmers and animal breeders are prepared to keep and breed farm animals, then farm animals are a renewable source.Farm animals are animals such as cattle, sheep, amongst other animals.


Modern bread wheat Triticum aestivum originated when?

it was selectively bred by early farmers


How can humans selectively breed a vegetable to produce a more desirable crop?

because they want to


DO farmers raises animals?

Yes farmers do raise animals


How did the farmers observed by Charles Darwin improve their livestock?

Darwin observed farmers performing artificial selection. The farmers would keep the best specimens and sell the lesser ones. This caused their own stock to improve over time.


What is the bloodlines or record of an animal's ancestors?

Some animals, such as dogs, cats, and horses, are prized so highly that their human owners only allow them to breed selectively. That way, their bloodlines are kept pure, and there are no questions in their ancestry.


How do you selectively breed chickens?

Make sure your hen with the large eggs is fertilized and collect the eggs for incubation. Keep both hens and cockerels, breed only from the first years hatch of the biggest eggs with the hens who lay the biggest eggs. It may take several years.


What is the bloodlines or record of an animal's ancestors called?

Some animals, such as dogs, cats, and horses, are prized so highly that their human owners only allow them to breed selectively. That way, their bloodlines are kept pure, and there are no questions in their ancestry.


Do farmers still breed pigs?

yes


What is pure breeding?

Pure breeding is the process of selectively breeding animals to produce some desired, different, animal.


What is the difference between the pink silkworm cocoon or the white cocoon?

Genetics is the difference between the pink silkworm cocoon or the white cocoon. Silkworms in the wild spun yellow silk to blend into the dead foliage. Today silkworm farmers are beginning to selectively breed for different colors.