Selective Breeding

Selective Breeding
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Civilization	Africans Europeans Federal Americans Native Americans Chinese
Age	Exploration Age
Research
Researched at	Livestock Pen (Europeans and the United States) Farm (Native Americans) Village (Chinese) Livestock Market (Africans) Hacienda (Mexicans)
Wood	75
Coin	75
Research time	30 seconds
Effect
Herded animal gather work rate for Livestock Pen, Farm, Village, Livestock Market, and Hacienda +25%

“	Livestock fatten faster when tasked on Livestock Pens, Farms, and Villages.	”
—In-game description

Selective Breeding is a technology in Age of Empires III that can be researched by European civilizations and the United States at the Livestock Pen, while Native American civilizations, the Chinese, African civilizations, and the Mexicans can research it at the Farm, the Village, Livestock Market, and Hacienda respectively. Once researched, herded animals such as Sheep, Goats, Cows, Llamas and so forth, fattens 25% faster when they are tasked to Livestock Pens, Farms, Villages, Livestock Markets, and Haciendas.

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• Selective Breeding costs 150 wood, 150 coin.

Definitive Edition

• With update 43871, Selective Breeding costs 75 wood, 75 coin.
• With update 54545, the Selective Breeding icon has been updated.

See also

• Ritual Bovine