Culling
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In biology, culling is the process of segregating organisms from a group according to desired or undesired characteristics. In animal breeding, it is the process of removing or segregating animals from a breeding stock based on specific trait. This is done to exaggerate desirable characteristics, or to remove undesirable characteristics by altering the genetic diversity of the population. For livestock and wildlife, culling often refers to the act of killing removed animals based on their individual characteristics, such as their gender or species membership.
In fruits and vegetables, culling is the sorting or segregation of fresh harvested produce into marketable lots, with the non-marketable lots being discarded or diverted into food processing or non-food processing activities. This usually happens at collection centres located at, or close to farms.
See also
- Animal population control
- Badger culling in the United Kingdom
- Brumby - feral horses in Australia
- Cormorant culling
- Experimental evolution
- Feral camels in Australia
- Feral cats in Australia
- Nuisance wildlife management
- Selective breeding
- Eugenics, the selective breeding of human populations
- Seal culling in South Australia
- Shark culling
