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+MOOBREEDER HELP
+
+MooBreeder is a simple cowbreeding game designed for educational use at
+Key Stage 3. It demonstrates the basic principles of selective breeding.
+
+
+AIM
+
+The aim of the game is to breed a cow that is `excellent` for your chosen
+use. At the start of the game, you are asked to select this goal from
+the options "dairy", "meat", or "plowing". You will be notified once you
+have achieved your goal, and told how many generations you took to do so.
+
+
+COWS
+
+Each cow may be male or female and has four traits: "milk", "meat",
+"strength" and "aggression". Each trait is given an integer value -
+generally, higher is better (except in the case of "aggression").
+Each cow also has a unique ID number and a record of its generation
+and who its parents were.
+
+
+THE HERD
+
+The herd is the accumulation of all the cows you own. Initially, it
+will consist only of four cows that are not very good at anything;
+as if you had just tamed four wild buffaloes. As you breed your cows,
+your herd will continue to grow.
+
+
+BREEDING
+
+When a bull and a cow breed, they produce either one or two calves.
+The calves' traits will depend on their parents', modified by a random
+factor. So if you breed a strong bull with a strong cow, you are more
+likely to get a strong calf.
+
+There are some restrictions to which animals may breed together.
+Obviously, you need a male and a female. Secondly, they may not be
+direct siblings, as in real life this would be likely to lead to
+genetic and developmental problems. Thirdly, they may be at most three
+generations apart.
+
+
+INTERFACE
+
+On the left you see a list of your entire herd. Double-click on an
+animal to have it added to a parent slot on the top right. When you
+have selected two parents, click on the `Breed` button to have them
+mate. Their offspring will then appear in the bottom right area.
+Double-click on a calf to add it back to your herd. Right-clicking
+on any animal will bring up a context menu that allows you to remove
+this animal from your herd.
+
+If you wish to save your game progress, you may do so via the
+`File` menu. Restoring a previously saved game may be done from the
+same menu.