I am not a fan of line breeding. At least not past three or so generations, and only where its completely unavoidable, and then I think its best to out breed and look for those same traits as soon as possible.
I've been horribly yelled at before for saying it, but it makes retarded animals. Mentally retarded, instinctually retarded, physically retarded, and even animals whos health and viability can be stunted. To me the risk of losing an entire generation to one of these things, or to give up something like them in exchange for a look or color isnt fun, but again it is unavoidable if you're ever going to have something different to offer the world.
We wouldnt have the variations in the breeds that exist today without inbreeding. I am just not a fan of it.
Breeding cousins is a good idea, the genetic diversity is a lot better, while still providing a better chance of isolating the trait you're looking for.
I am into friesians, so I have to give some props to line breeding.
I've been horribly yelled at before for saying it, but it makes retarded animals. Mentally retarded, instinctually retarded, physically retarded, and even animals whos health and viability can be stunted. To me the risk of losing an entire generation to one of these things, or to give up something like them in exchange for a look or color isnt fun, but again it is unavoidable if you're ever going to have something different to offer the world.
We wouldnt have the variations in the breeds that exist today without inbreeding. I am just not a fan of it.
Breeding cousins is a good idea, the genetic diversity is a lot better, while still providing a better chance of isolating the trait you're looking for.
I am into friesians, so I have to give some props to line breeding.
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