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title: "Chapter 3: Reasons to keep animals determine the breeding goal"
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In this chapter we will explain and discuss the setup of a breeding goal (block 2) in relation to the reasons for keeping the animals or the breed (block 1). These reasons can be quite different. This has a great influence on the setup, on the definition of the breeding goal.

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In this chapter the following aspects will be presented and discussed:

> Macro (children)