Animal reproduction should be understood not only as a process aimed at genetic selection or breed improvement, but as a professional activity that must guarantee the highest possible standards of physical and emotional welfare for breeding animals at every stage. This protocol promotes an ethical vision of reproduction based on respect for physiological rhythms, quality of life, emotional balance, and the individual needs of both female and male breeding animals.
Key recommendations include avoiding chronic stress during reproductive periods, ensuring calm and appropriate environments during estrus, pregnancy, mating, and birth, and maintaining optimal levels of exercise, social interaction, and environmental enrichment outside reproductive activity. The protocol also encourages professionals to evaluate not only health and genetic parameters, but also behavioral stability, emotional resilience, sociability, and adaptability before including any animal in a breeding program.
This protocol strongly emphasizes the importance of avoiding intensive breeding models in which reproductive animals are viewed primarily from a productive or commercial perspective. Emotional welfare, behavioral stability, daily quality of life, and long-term health must be actively integrated into any ethical and responsible breeding program.