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The popular sire effect (or popular stud/sire syndrome) occurs when an animal with desirable attributes is bred repeatedly. In dog breeding, a male dog that wins respected competitions becomes highly sought after, as breeders believe the sire possesses the genes necessary to produce champions. However, the popular sire effect is not just down ...
Stud (animal) Stud Murray Grey cows receiving supplementary feeding during a drought, Graman, NSW. A stud animal is a registered animal retained for breeding. The terms for the male of a given animal species ( stallion, bull, rooster, etc.) usually imply that the animal is intact—that is, not castrated —and therefore capable of siring ...
Anglo-Saxon Sword Belt End Ornament from Sutton Hoo Burial, 625-630. Sutton Hoo is the site of two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Archaeologists have been excavating the area since 1938, when an undisturbed ship burial containing a wealth of Anglo-Saxon artefacts was discovered.
Stud career. Zoustar was purchased for A$18 million by Widden Stud which Is located in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Zoustar's service fee for his first four seasons was set at A$44,000. By 2021 this had risen to A$154,000 and in 2022 it stands at A$198,000. Zoustar shuttles each year to Tweenhills Stud in the Northern Hemisphere.
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (SESE) is a cooperatively-owned seed company based out of Mineral, Virginia. SESE is a source for heirloom seeds and other open-pollinated (non- hybrid) seeds with an emphasis on vegetables, flowers, and herbs that grow well in the Mid-Atlantic region. SESE also supports seed saving and traditional seed breeding ...
Sus ( / ˈsuːs /) is the genus of wild and domestic pigs, within the even-toed ungulate family Suidae. Sus include domestic pigs ( Sus domesticus) and their ancestor, the common Eurasian wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), along with other species. Sus species, like all suids, are native to the Eurasian and African continents, ranging from Europe to the ...
The genetic history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas is divided into two distinct periods: the initial peopling of the Americas during about 20,000 to 14,000 years ago (20–14 kya), and European contact, after about 500 years ago. [1] [2] The first period of the genetic history of Indigenous Americans is the determinant factor for the ...
The commodity often referred to as gold's "little brother" has been hovering above $28 an ounce, up roughly 23% over the past two months, versus a 19% rise for the yellow precious metal during the ...