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A 'breed' is a domesticated subspecies or infrasubspecies of an animal. For a type to be recognised as a breed, there should be a viable true-breeding population. The term may also be used as a verb, meaning action intended to produce offspring. The breeder makes it his or her trade to engage in plant breeding and the maintenance and creation of breeds of animals suitable for domestication.
A breed has no close analogy for domesticated plants. An important difference is that plants are commonly propagated by striking or grafting cuttings: there is no corresponding technique for animals. Cloning may change this if it becomes more available.
A breed should also be distinguished from a ''strain'', which is simply the descendants of a single significant individual, and which in domesticated animals is also known as a ''bloodline''. A strain may not remain entirely within a breed, nor is a breed necessarily composed of a single strain.

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Common animal breeds

See also

Common animal breeds

★ List of cat breeds

★ List of breeds of cattle

★ List of chicken breeds

★ List of dog breeds

★ List of horse breeds

★ List of rabbit breeds

★ List of pigeon breeds

See also

★ cultivar

★ dog breed

★ variety (plant)

★ Landrace

★ Race (biology)

★ selective breeding

★ Subspecies