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2,479 papers- Stamping Out Animal Culling: From Anthropocentrism to One Health Ethics.Journal of agricultural & environmental ethics · 2021
- Comparative effectiveness of culling and birth control in free-roaming animal management: A systematic review.Preventive veterinary medicine · 2026
- Lessons from Animal Culling during Human Pandemics: Is Vaccination a Viable Option for Animals?Current pediatric reviews · 2022
- Zoonoses and Animal Culling: The Need for One Health Policy.The Hastings Center report · 2022
- Animal welfare impacts of badger culling operations.The Veterinary record · 2018
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thumb|300px|Drafting out culled sheep
Culling is the process of segregating organisms from a group according to desired or undesired characteristics. In animal breeding, it is removing or segregating animals from a breeding stock based on a specific trait. This is done to exaggerate desirable characteristics, or to remove undesirable characteristics by altering the genetic makeup of the population. For livestock and wildlife, culling often refers to killing removed animals based on their characteristics, such as their sex or species membership, or as a means of preventing infectious disease transmission.
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