>>Tom - I had someone explain something along this line to me some years ago
>>when I wanted to learn how to breed better dogs. He used an old saying
"Marry
>>not the only fair maid of her clan" - meaning that one would have better luck
>>using an average individual from a family that is consistently high in the
>>desired qualities than by using a far superior individual from a family of a
>>lesser average. Also, one can't use two individuals of opposite extremes in
>>hope of getting something in the middle. More likely, the result would be
>>some qualities of one parent and some from the other which could be a pretty
>>disastrous combination! So, even the parents in an outcross ought to share
>>the traits that are most important in the offspring.
Hi all! When I was researching breeding Jack Russel Terriers I'd read an
article about line breeding. It is possible to breed a full brother to a
full sister one generation. What would result would be the good traits, but
if their were any bad traits they would show up in such a breeding. That
way the breeders could tell if their were any negative genetic traits in
that parentage. I personally am NOT advocating this type of breeding
program but was wondering if the same is true if you line breed a horse to
too close a relative? Also since Arabians are commonly line breed does this
type of breeding program also exaggerate any negative genetics in the line?
Cheryl Newbanks &
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