This is a term applied to a great extent in those professionals of the practice of livestock of any type, either bovine, pig, poultry, among others; However, among many there is confusion as to its meaning, some apply it to refer to the stallion or alpha male of the herd, others indicate that it is the name given to the male who has more years in that corral as the oldest rooster or bull among males found in the herd and others indicate that the cattle breeding stock is the form in which it is breeding the animal.
The most accurate definition then is the third, since when the term cattle is used breeding foot it is referring to the heads of cattle, roosters or pigs, which make up a fundamental piece in the economy of the caretaker or its owner, on which carries out reproduction activities in that species, in order to have numerous units of these animals of great value; This practice includes a complete calculation in the life of this animal, such as having the exact ratio between males and females, which can maintain the species and the owner's business.
In this way, the population of the species maintains a “fixed” number, which is why it is allowed to maintain a constant breeding population, exemplary animals stop being called “breeding stock” when they reach a limit of their reproductive performance, or when their descendants present a bodily defect that damages its value.
In other words, making a breeding stock means making a model of the animal population that the owner has, in order that it meets the necessary requirements to be an exemplary species and its value grows exponentially; One of the basic characteristics that are classified as essential to make a breeding foot are: health in their upbringing, bravery, the color of the animal and the body model it has, that is, if they have an unusual physical characteristic that identifies them against other beings of the same species.
