Breeder
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This article is about the occupation in agriculture, animal husbandry, or animal fancy. For other uses, see Breeder (disambiguation).
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A breeder is a person who practices the vocation of mating carefully selected specimens of the same breed to reproduce specific, consistently replicable qualities and characteristics.
This might be as a farmer, agriculturalist, or hobbyist, and can be practiced on a large or small scale, for food, fun, or profit.
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- Animal husbandry
- Animal fancy
- Breeding in the wild
- Cat breeding
- Dog breeding
- Duck breeding
- Horse breeding
- Pigeon keeping
- Plant or crop breeding
- Selective breeding
- Tree breeding
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