THE MISSION OF ACT IS TO PROMOTE ANIMAL WELL-BEING, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RESPONSIBLE BREEDING AND GENETIC PRACTICES, AND EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF BREEDING-AGE ANIMALS IN AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY PRACTICE, ZOOS, PRESERVES, AND ECOSYSTEMS. IN PARTICULAR, ACT ENVISIONS DEVELOPMENT OF FOCUS AREAS IN THERIOGENOLOGY TO INCORPORATE: POPULATION CONTROL FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC ANIMALS INCLUDING FERAL ANIMALS, FREE-RANGING AND CAPTIVE WILDLIFE, AS WELL AS GENOMICS IN LIVESTOCK AND COMPANION ANIMAL PRACTICE.