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Old 10-07-2005, 06:16 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by yorkiegold
A brother to sister breeding is true inbreeding.

It reduces the number of individuals who contribute to the litter's genetic make up by 50%.

It is a breeding strategy that has been used successfully in the past to imprint "type" or a certain look, etc. in a line. It brings the very best traits as well as the very worst traits to the phenotype where we can see them.

This is not a wise breeding strategy for the novice or small hobby breeder.

JMHO

CJ
You mixed it..... It's father and daughter, AKC accepts
Sister & Brother is not accepted through AKC. This combination causes serious problems.
This is info I learned years ago not to do.
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