Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A Look Into General Breeding Philosophy
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Posted by
Rachelle Tarango
- Offspring tend to resemble their total pedigree more often than the immediate sire and dam. The more intensely bred line will dominate.
- It is virtually impossible to upgrade quality within a herd through one out-cross breeding. It will take several breeding's to the same line.
- The best offspring are produced through a Half Brother and Half Sister breeding, doubling up on the particular rabbit you admire and then out-crossing on the dam.
- Out-crosses are generally a big disappointment; however if the out-cross is free from major faults, it should be kept back and bred back to the individual line you wish to copy.
- Out-crossing must be made every few generations but only to keep the vigor of the line, the more out-crossing, the less chance of uniform quality.
- Everything is inherited... Type, personality, color. If you have a particular rabbit that carries a specific trait you feel should be stamped out and you can't stand the idea of a barn full of that specific trait, then DON'T BREED IT.
- Undesirable traits are never truly bred out of a line. They are merely hidden or buried. They will rear their ugly little heads when least expected to haunt you over and over again for years to come, you will wonder why you ever made that foolish choice.
- Each rabbit carries a recessive for nearly every fault you can name. It might take generations for it to show up again, but its there.
- There is no perfect rabbit. No perfect breeding. Mother nature has a tightfisted way of doling out improvements and changes.
- How then can we move ahead? Let your conscience be your guide, use only individuals you feel worthy of duplicating and only keep the ones possessing the qualities you want within your line and you will slowly see improvement.
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