See Breed (song) for the song of the same name by Nirvana.

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.

For a type to be recognised as a breed, there should be a viable true-breeding population. See also selective breeding, genotype, phenotype.

Breed is also a Swedish Metal band. See more at www.breed-online.com Breed-Online

Common animal breeds

• Cat breeds
• Cattle breeds
• Chicken breeds
• Dog breeds
• Horse breeds
• Rabbit breeds

See also

• cultivar
• variety (plant)
• race (biology)
• Landrace

Animals | zoological nomenclature

Raça | Race | Rasse | Raza | Rotu | Race | גזעי האדם | 人種 | Rasė | dierenras | Ras (mensheid) | Rase | Rasa | Ras | 种族