The number of dog breeds worldwide isn't straightforward, so let’s put it this way: It’ll be a while before you run out of dogs to adore It’s complicated. It depends on who you ask and how ...

The profusion of breeds today -- at least 150 -- reflects intense, purposeful interbreeding of dogs in the past 150 years. At the same time, the entire history of dogs and their relationship with ...

Geneticists are still on the hunt for an explanation. In this age of modern domestication, why are the largest dog breeds up to 40 times bigger than the smallest? While the answer remains unclear ...

A species is a group of organisms that interbreed to produce fertile offspring. Selective breeding is when organisms are deliberately bred so their offspring have the desirable characteristics.

19, 2024 — Birds of a feather flock together but strong pairing in geese has been shown to produce better breeding results, according to a new study. Focusing on a group of captive greylag geese ...

Plant breeding is the production of plants by selective mating or hybridization. It is the traditional mechanism for producing new varieties of plants for horticulture and agriculture. The ...

A vet has shared the cat breeds he wouldn't want to own as a pet. Taking to TikTok, Ben the Vet shared a video with his five million followers detailing his personal views on certain popular cats ...

From today, it will be illegal to import, breed, sell and rehome XL bully type dogs, which is the first time that a specific dog breed will be banned in Ireland. The move comes after a number of ...

The new relationship has the promise of taking Corteva’s existing crop breeding and gene editing programs to a new level through the synergies that occur when pairing editing tools with the ...

Matt Brocklebank takes an early look at the pros and cons of four leading European challengers in line for the Breeders' Cup Mile on November 2. On Saturday, Charyn added the Queen Elizabeth II ...

Sept. 30 (UPI) --November's Breeders' Cup Classic, often a defining race for the American Horse of the Year, is shaping up as a very international event after a busy and important weekend of racing.

Four fish are part of China's first in-orbit aquatic ecological research project. Zebrafish aboard China's space station are doing well in orbit, according to an update on the experiments. The ...