Stud (animal)

A stud animal is a registered animal retained for breeding. The terms for the male of a given animal species (stallion, bull, rooster, etc.) usually imply that the animal is intact—that is, not castrated—and therefore capable of siring offspring. A specialized vocabulary exists for de-sexed animals (gelding, steer, etc.) and those animals used in grading up to a purebred status.^[1]

Stud females are generally used to breed further stud animals, but stud males may be used in crossbreeding programs.^[2] Both sexes of stud animals are regularly used in artificial breeding programs.

A stud farm, in animal husbandry, is an establishment for selective breeding using stud animals.^[3] This results in artificial selection.

^ "Santa Gertrudis Standard of Classification". Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
^ Stud ewes Archived 2004-01-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 October 2008
^ Taylor, Peter, Pastoral Properties of Australia, George Allen & Unwin, Sydney, London, Boston,1984

[1] "Santa Gertrudis Standard of Classification". Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

[2] Stud ewes Archived 2004-01-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 October 2008

[3] Taylor, Peter, Pastoral Properties of Australia, George Allen & Unwin, Sydney, London, Boston,1984

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