 article
The article is titled.."The Downside of Inbreeding"...It's Time For A New Approach"...
It starts with the quote I posted in my first post and ends with this quote...
"Inbreeding gave us the many breeds of dogs we enjoy today, but its time is past. If purebred dogs are to remain viable into the next century, breeders need to rethink their strategy and work toward their goals with more emphasis on over-all health and concerted efforts to reduce the level of inbreeding in their dogs.." granted the above sentence is a mouth full and should perhaps be two..but that it is anti-inbreeding, yes, no??
One thing I found interesting is the part about wild animals..."Nature goes to great lengths to discourage inbreeding. Related animals rarely mate, which prevents genes for diseases and defects from coming together with any great frequency. Wild animals have a variety of behaviors which will eliminate or severely restrict inbreeding....
Another quote..."A common result of inbreeding is "inbreeding depression", typified by small litter size and difficulty producing or rearing young.... |