Heritable conditions are those that can be passed from a parent to offspring through genetics. These conditions can vary dramatically from breed to breed and species to species. Part of responsible ...

NEW BEDFORD – Buttonwood Park Zoo is not just a place where visitors can see exotic animals in their habitats, but it is also a hub for scientific research and conservation efforts. With the zoo’s ...

The study of genetic parameters has become increasingly central to optimising goat production systems worldwide. Researchers have long focused on estimating heritability, genetic correlations, and the ...

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is working to build a new habitat to help care for a species that was considered extinct in the wild in the late 1970s.The habitat will be built for the Mexican ...

The Wilds is a wildlife conservation center located on 10,000 acres of reclaimed strip-mined land in southeastern Ohio. Managed by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the center focuses on conserving ...

An understanding of the origin and dynamics of heritable genetic variation within classical animal breeding programs is needed to provide the context for understanding the contributions and concerns ...

The European Parliament has agreed on the bloc’s first set of rules governing animal welfare that will cut out harmful ...

Until Michigan lawmakers intervened, incidents at Michigan zoos involving a raccoon-turned-trespasser and an aggressive pygmy hippo threatened breeding programs zoo leaders describe as critical to ...

North Shore Animal League America’s Rescue team recently returned with 50 dogs and puppies rescued from commercial breeding facilities as part of an ongoing collaboration with long-time partner, ...

Breeding animals in Fields of Mistria is a long, drawn out process. Animals take several days to be born, and they don’t become adults for another set of days after. Animals (obviously) aren’t ...