Instead of changing the environment to suit the needs of livestock, farmers would select animals that complement the natural vegetation.

Toli, sensing that the time for riding was drawing swiftly nearer, had begun selecting animals and provisions for the journey.

Both men nodded at Ramage; cold and distant nods, the kind of nods a farmer gives when selecting particular animals to go to the slaughterhouse.

Mr. Castrillon selects the smallest and healthiest animals of each litter for mating, and then chooses the smallest of their offspring to continue the experiment.

I'd selected animals well.

They selected the two strongest camels and took them out of sight of the other four weaker animals.

He tended to select animals that were close to extinction, or those that could best be helped.

Live-animal curators work closely with exhibit designers and educators in selecting animals.

Mr. Pinney said he did not want to see his 300-cow milking herd sent to slaughter, after spending years selecting breeding animals with the highest production potential.

The village once served as the major cattle market for the capital, when the city's butchers came to select animals for their shops.