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When a cattery owner plans a mating of two individual cats, she examines their pedigrees to determine if the pedigree of their resulting offspring will be inbred, linebred or outcrossed. Each type of breeding has different advantages and disadvantages.
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Every cat breeder can learn how genetics works. It begins with knowing the basic component parts, and becoming familiar with the terminology involved when discussing genetics. It really is easier than you think. Let's get started!
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Learn the few simple rules of genetic notation that you need to know to understand a cat's individual genetic makeup, and to plan your breeding program.
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Knowing the terminology used in a discussion about genetics is the first step towards understanding the principles of feline heredity.
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Whether breeding carnations, cattle or cats, every breeder must understand the meaning and implication of hybrid vigor in their breeding program.
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An Inbreeding Coefficient (IC) is the same as a Coefficient of Inbreeding (COI). Regardless of which name you use, the cat breeder needs to understand what it is and how to apply COIs in your breeding program. This is the first article in a three-part series that will help you understand more.
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This is the second article in a three-part series about Inbreeding Coefficients (ICs). In this article we discuss how to determine the ICs for your own breeding program, with emphasis on how to decide how many generations to go back in a pedigree when making your calculations..
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This is the third article in a three-part series about Inbreeding Coefficients (ICs). In this article we discuss how to determine the ICs for your cats, and how to use them to help you determine the best mating pairs in own breeding program.
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Do you understand inbreeding? Do you know the positive aspects? The dangers? Should you plan an inbred mating? Learn the answers to these questions and more.
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While many animal behaviors in nature have evolved to avoid inbreeding, there are examples in the big cat populations of Africa that shows that inbreeding frequently occurs in the wild cats. What can domestic cat breeders learn from studying these felines?
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