Inbreeding And Linebreeding

[blitz3]

can someone please explain to me the difference

[SparkyTansy]

if you do a search, i think this topic has been done before.

[WillowGirl]

Pretty sure Inbreeding is when the dogs being bred are close relatives eg. brother, sister...father, daughter. etc.

Line breeding is when the dogs being bred have a few of the same dogs in their 3 gen pedigree, like same grandmother but in diff spots

on the pedigree. If you know what I mean.

[Sandra777]

Line breeding is when it works, In breeding is when it doesn't

Depends on who you believe but my definition has always been sire/daughter, dam/son, full brother/sister is in breeding, further separation is line breeding.

Some would say anything which would produce pups with a COI higher than the breed average is inbreeding, but this isn't very helpful unless you have a large database to calculate the breed average on in the first place.

In breeding/line breeding is a emotional issue where people tend to put a human spin on the whole deal.

If the animals involved are temperamentally and physically correct and genetically sound in breeding IN ITSELF does no harm at all. It's in the choice of parent stock, not the breeding method that most inbreeding programmes fall apart.

Google Orlov Trotters - they were developed in Russia in the early 20th century and mating one stallion to his own female offspring down through 4 or 5 generations was quite normal.

[blitz3]

thanks for the information all very helpful