a population of animals sufficiently uniform to be considered to be distinct from other animals of the same species by one or more groups of breeders which have agreed to enter those animals in breeding books with details of their known ascendants for the purpose of reproducing their inherited characteristics by way of reproduction, exchange and selection within the framework of a breeding programme, ühte liiki kuuluvate loomade rühm, kellel on ühesugune põlvnemine, välimik, majanduslikult kasulikud omadused ning kelle arvukus võimaldab teha tõuaretustööd, a group or organisms within a species, esp. a group of domestic animals, originated and maintained by man and having a clearly defined set of characteristics
