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  • noun Plural form of studbook.

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Examples

  • Just like the digital dating services that pair up people, so-called studbooks are used to match most animals held in captivity.

    News from www.pantagraph.com 2008

  • Just like the digital dating services that pair up people, so-called studbooks are used to match most animals held in captivity.

    STLtoday.com Top News Headlines 2008

  • Like the digital dating services that pair up people, so-called studbooks are used to match most animals held in captivity.

    Charlottesville Blogs 2008

  • Just like the digital dating services that pair up people, so-called studbooks are used to match most animals held in captivity.

    seMissourian.com Headlines 2008

  • Just like the digital dating services that pair up people, so-called studbooks are used to match most animals held in captivity.

    Stories: Local News 2008

  • Just like the digital dating services that pair up people, so-called studbooks are used to match most animals held in captivity.

    FOXNews.com 2008

  • Among 20 test sites to bring these "studbooks" online:

    Yahoo! Buzz Log 2008

  • … It's eHarmony. com or match. com for endangered species: Disney's Animal Kingdom, which manages 27 "studbooks," or guidebooks used to manage the reproductive plans of endangered species, is one of 20 sites testing a new Zoological Information Management System that will automate all studbooks into a central database managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

    MousePlanet 2008

  • It hit two of my pet peeves: that such pursuits as racing and lure coursing are as good for dogs as hunting, and that pure "blood" and closed studbooks are somehow desirable Patrick always has plenty to say about this too.

    Bully Whippets 2007

  • For instance, his post on genetics, inbreeding and closed studbooks should be required reading by not only every dog breeder but by every concerned dog buyer, and would in a just world utterly destroy the credibility of the AKC.

    Terrierman 2006

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