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breeding programme
UK/ˈbriːdɪŋ ˈprəʊɡræm/US/ˈbriːdɪŋ ˈproʊɡræm/BREED·ing PROG·ramme
a planned effort to breed animals (often endangered species) to increase their numbers
Examples
“The zoo runs a breeding programme for the rare tortoise to boost its population.”
“International breeding programmes can help reintroduce animals into the wild.”
“Breeding programmes often require careful genetic monitoring to avoid inbreeding.”
Band 8 sentence
“An internationally coordinated breeding programme has successfully increased the cheetah population through careful pairing and habitat preparation before release.”
Collocations
- run a breeding programme
- international breeding programme
Word family
Common mistakes
breeding program (UK essay)→breeding programme
animal breeding→breeding programme
Say it for a higher band
5animal breeding→6breeding program→7+breeding programme
Synonyms
captive breeding
Easily confused
captive breeding
“The captive breeding of pandas has been crucial to preventing their extinction.”
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