underbreeding
Inadequate reproductive frequency
Underbreeding refers to breeding from animals that are inferior in quality, or breeding with insufficient genetic diversity within a population.
The term appears in animal husbandry contexts where careful selection matters: The herd suffered from years of underbreeding.
It contrasts with overbreeding, which involves excessive reproduction or breeding from too narrow a stock.
reproductive
Inability to reproduce
- depopulationLoss of inhabitants
- sterilityAbsence of microbes or fertility
genetic
Matching alleles at locus
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- monomorphicHaving one form
- linebreedingMating related animals deliberately
livestock
Official record of entries
- cullingSelective population reduction
- broodstockAnimals reserved for reproduction
infertility
Inability to reproduce
- depopulationLoss of inhabitants
- sterilityAbsence of microbes or fertility
homozygosity
Matching alleles at locus
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- monomorphicHaving one form
- linebreedingMating related animals deliberately
studbook
Pedigree registry for livestock
- translocationMovement to another place
registry
Official record of entries
- cullingSelective population reduction
- broodstockAnimals reserved for reproduction
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