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Recent Examples of breeder from the Web
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Cases of the flu were confirmed in Morehead City, Wilmington, Sanford, Fuquay-Varina and in Davidson, where a breeder said seven of her dogs were sickened.
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His resume boasts eight Kentucky Derby starters, three Breeders' Cup wins, the 2012 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer, a 2011 Preakness Stakes victory and nearly $100 million in career earnings.
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The hatchery is home to some of the insects who live a full life cycle, from eggs to adult darkling beetles, and will act as breeders for the next batch.
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Italian investigators were examining whether breeders had used pig sperm from unauthorized sources.
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The Dog Law Restricted Account, created under Gov. Ed Rendell in 2008, pays for programs that inspect breeder’s kennels, rescue stray dogs, and deal with dog-bite cases in the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement.
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Creating its own breed of cantaloupe — and potentially enlisting a number of growers to produce it — made particular sense for Wal-Mart because of the retailer's size, breeders said.
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So early plant breeders took one yellowish orange variety and stuck with it, breeding better-tasting, faster-growing, nicer-looking, and higher-yielding crops generation after generation.
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Supporters said the bans are a local reaction to breeders, mostly located in the Midwest, who warehouse dogs and cats like livestock.
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