The American Bully was created through years of selective breeding by combining the desired traits of the UKC American Pit Bull Terrier and the AKC American Staffordshire Terrier. In animal husbandry ...

Selective breeding of dogs was pioneered by the British in the Victorian era, when many earnestly believed in eugenics as a means of “purifying” and improving both man and animal. Beyond its ...

The Belgian blue is the bovine version of Arnold Schwarzenegger! Also known as the monster cow, individuals of this breed do ...

Maize is a globally cultivated staple crop and one of the most successful examples of heterosis utilization in food production. The development of elite inbred lines is critical for breeding hybrid ...

Cayne Layton receives funding from the University of Tasmania, The Nature Conservancy, and the Australian Government's National Environmental Science Program. Melinda Coleman receives funding from The ...

The breeding of British Bulldogs and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels has been banned in Norway. The courts have ruled it to be cruel, saying it causes ‘man-made health problems’ for the animals, ...