breeding pond
1breeding pond — a pond for holding sexually mature fish in a hatchery setting for use as broodstock. Also called spawning pond …
2Breeding — Breed Breed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breeding}.] [OE. breden, AS. br[=e]dan to nourish, cherish, keep warm, from br[=o]d brood; akin to D. broeden to brood, OHG. bruoten, G. br[ u]ten. See {Brood}.] 1. To produce as… …
3breeding hapa — hapa (a small net enclosure in shallow ponds used for deposition of eggs or to raise larval and juvenile fish before release into the general pond environment, e.g. for Indian carps) …
4hofer pond — a breeding pond in Europe used in carp culture. Varies in depth from 30 to 80 cm and has bundles of brushwood for egg deposition. Parents are removed after spawning. Fry are netted or captured as the pond is drained. Lacks an outer trench as in… …
5spawning pond — a small pond specially designed for natural spawning by brood fish in aquaculture. Also called breeding pond …
6Indian Pond Heron — Taxobox name = Indian Pond Heron status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49590|title=Ardeola grayii|downloaded=12 May 2006] image caption = In non breeding plumage (Kolkata,… …
7Chinese Pond Heron — Adult in breeding plumage …
8Antonelli Pond — Infobox lake lake name = Antonelli Pond image lake = Antonelli Pond sunset.jpg caption lake = Sunset (February 2008) image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Santa Cruz, California coords = coord|36|57|17|N|122|03|37|W|region:US CA type …
9Javan Pond Heron — Taxobox name = Javan Pond Heron image caption = breeding plumage status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49592|title=Ardeola speciosa|downloaded=26 November 2006 Database entry… …
10animal breeding — Introduction controlled propagation of domestic animals in order to improve desirable qualities. Humanity has been modifying domesticated animals to better suit human needs for centuries. Selective breeding involves using knowledge from several… …
