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bjh · 08-13-2009, 04:48 AM

You bring up a very good point. Do you know how many Biewers are registered in the U.S.? Without being familiar the all the pedigrees of all the Biewers a person would not know how big the gene pool is. If all the Biewers that are currently in the U.S. are all from the same lines then it could potentially be a problem years from now. Your question is one that should be thought out carefully by those that are trying to develop the Biewer into a breed of its own. Research should be done on how other breeds were developed and at what point was the gene pool cut off.

I feel that line breeding is the best way to go in establishing type but eventually ever breeder needs to bring in unrelated genes every now and then.

08-13-2009, 04:48 AM	#2
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	You bring up a very good point. Do you know how many Biewers are registered in the U.S.? Without being familiar the all the pedigrees of all the Biewers a person would not know how big the gene pool is. If all the Biewers that are currently in the U.S. are all from the same lines then it could potentially be a problem years from now. Your question is one that should be thought out carefully by those that are trying to develop the Biewer into a breed of its own. Research should be done on how other breeds were developed and at what point was the gene pool cut off. I feel that line breeding is the best way to go in establishing type but eventually ever breeder needs to bring in unrelated genes every now and then.