Editing Breed registry (section)

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A '''breed registry''', also known as a '''herdbook''', '''studbook''' or '''register''', in [[animal husbandry]], the [[hobby]] of [[animal fancy]], is an official list of animals within a specific [[breed]] whose parents are known. Animals are usually registered by their breeders while they are young. The terms studbook and register are also used to refer to lists of male animals "standing at stud", that is, those animals actively breeding, as opposed to every known specimen of that breed. Such registries usually issue certificates for each recorded animal, called a '''pedigree''', '''pedigreed animal documentation''', or most commonly, an animal's "'''papers'''". Registration papers may consist of a simple certificate or a listing of ancestors in the animal's background, sometimes with a chart showing the lineage.