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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > animal science > animal breeding > sire evaluation > breeding soundness
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > animal breeding > sire evaluation > breeding soundness
Research, Technology, Methods > breeding > animal breeding > sire evaluation > breeding soundness
Fields of Study > physiology > reproduction > sexual reproduction > breeding > animal breeding > sire evaluation > breeding soundness
Preferred Term:

breeding soundness

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
sire evaluation
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/19699
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2012-11-30