Breeding

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Breeding is sexual reproduction that produces offspring, usually animals or plants.

Breeding may specifically refer to:

Science

In physics and technology, breeding refers to the way in which certain materials can be treated in a breeder reactor to become fissile material.

Breeding back, a breeding effort to re-assemble extinct breed genes
Breeding pair, bonded animals who cooperate to produce offspring
Breeding program, a planned breeding of animals or plants
Breeding season, the period during each year when a species reproduces
Captive breeding, raising plants or animals in zoos or other controlled conditions
Cooperative breeding, the raising of the young using non-parental care givers
Crop breeding in Nepal
Crossbreeding, the process of breeding an animal with purebred parents of two different breeds, varieties, or populations
Preservation breeding, a selection practice to preserve bloodlines
Selective breeding, an animal selection practice to encourage chosen qualities
Smart breeding, a plant selection practice to encourage chosen qualities

In gay pornography, breeding is a slang term for unprotected Anal sex, between two men. Also known as "barebacking"