broodstock

Etymology

From brood + stock.

broodstock means A group of sexually mature individuals of a cultured species that is kept separate for breeding purposes. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

A group of sexually mature individuals of a cultured species that is kept separate for breeding purposes.“So the spermatogonia of an endangered species could be kept preserved and used to produce male and female broodstock to help rebuild populations.”