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I thought this was interesting. The line breeding isn't as heavy in working lines as in show lines but it's food for thought, especially on the back massing. I use a program for pedigrees and it is really amazing when you go way back how often a dog appears.
I am not really familiar with ASL but I know a lot of people feel that the linebreeding on Lance is the cause of a lot of the problems in the breed.
Yes, very interesting! And I agree with it 100 percent. I am not and never have been a dog breeder or a horse breeder, but a long time ago, I was showing American Quarter Horses, and I learned the hard way about "Impressive Syndrome," or hyperkalemic periodic paralysis.
More recently, I read something about a particular Golden Retriever sire who is believed to be largely responsible for the high incidence of hemangiosarcoma in the breed. I think pretty much every breed of dogs and horses out there has similar problems related to the over-breeding of a select few individuals.
Things must change or we will end up destroying the very animals we love so much.
Thanks for posting this article. I have forwarded it to a friend in the cattle business. The Angus breed has been hit hard the last several years over these defects that can be traced far, far back in the pedrigrees. There are 4 or 5 foundation sires that are a big no-no now. How many of these defects showed up over the years and was swept under the rug.
My female is out of a winning trial dog and my dog is talented. With the right handler she could have been as good or better than her dam. I have not bred her. I am not qualified to to decifer the pedigrees and I have had recommendations to breed her to dogs decended from a certain kennel. That is like using a shotgun to shoot the head off of a pin. I could probally get $1,500 or more for puppies but what would I be doing to the breed? I wish all breeders, regardless of specie, would look out a little further than their pocket book.
What REALLY gets me is knowingly breeding animals that carry these poor traits and genetic diseases. HYPP (Impressive) is still prevalent and people still cross their fingers for that NH horse for the heavy muscling in the Halter horses. I had a NN Impressive descendant and the breeders were upset because he was conformationally perfect aside from being born without the crippling disease that would have given him the explosive gaskins they were looking for. He did turn out to have an explosive personality though and cost me my mobility for quite some time!
I hope we can somehow help the breeders of both dogs and horses become more accountable/responsible for what they put out there genetics wise, but the public is also going to have to require a high set of health standards from those we purchase from. (IMO)
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Interesting article
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