-=> I hacked a hairball when, Carol Shenkenberger said,<=-
-=>Hey, Robin Sheppard, "inbreeding...,"<=-
-=> *** Quoting Robin Sheppard from a message to Ivy Iverson ***
 
Hi, Carol;
 
[Large snips]
 
 RS>      Oh, I'm sorry.  I didn't realize that inbreeding was something th
 RS> been practiced before; I thought you were the first one to attempt it.
 
Hardly!
...
 
 CS> Grin, sorry but you know little of breeding tactics for pedigrees. 
 CS> You may not *like* the idea, but that is exactly how it is done. 
 CS> Eventually, you end up  with a clean gene chart, although there is a
 CS> cost along the way to getting  there.  Newer breeds, are more prone to
 CS> flawed genetics due to still lingering bad/non-desireable recessives. 
 CS> After many generations, they are weeded out.   That is *why* pedigreed
 CS> animals cost money.  They have had some clearing of  the genetic traits
 CS> one doesnt want. 
 CS> Lab rats make a perfect case in point.  They arent just cute little
 CS> white  things with pink eyes that all look the same, they are now bred
 CS> almost to be  clones of one another.  Inbreeding and culling over
 CS> thousands of rat  generations.
 
 CS> Ivy, is a cat breeder.  There is nothing wrong with that. She does it 
 CS> responsibly and with care, and has homes for all the kittens.
 
 RS> I just think you selectively ignore facts that don't fit your picture
 RS> way things work, and you try to rationalize things.
 
A common problem in our society... and not just with animal breeding. :-/
 
 CS> I think the shoe is now on the other foot.
 
Thank you Carol!  I'm glad that SOMEONE around here knows at least the
basics of animal breeding...  Thank you!
 
Look for netmail.   ^oo^
 
Catch you later... Be well.
   Ivy
 
 
 
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