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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17070"><p>> Exactly right. linebreeding will</p><p>> either enhance the good or bring</p><p>> the bad to the surface. One</p><p>> example of linebreeding to produce</p><p>> good traits was the Butler</p><p>> longhorn herd. Milby Butler was a</p><p>> master at linebreeding his cattle</p><p>> to produce the cattle with the</p><p>> largest horns. As a result the</p><p>> Butler bloodline of cattle are</p><p>> known for their exceptional horns</p><p>> today. I also knew of another</p><p>> breeder who used the same two</p><p>> bulls for years and his cattle</p><p>> became progressively sorrier over</p><p>> the years. Something to think</p><p>> about: if it works it's</p><p>> linebreeding, if it doesn't it's</p><p>> inbreeding. Anyway that's what</p><p>> some of us longhorn breeders call</p><p>> it!</p><p></p><p>Beg to differ, I was led to believe Line breeding is when a female is breed back to it's direct parent. ie. sire, grand sire, greatgrand sire etc. Inbreeding is when you use relatives in the pedigree but not direct parents. eg. a heifer is bred to the brother of its sire In my experience having done both it would seen line breeding purify's traits faster and more solid, but highlites unwanted traits too. In the future I will leave this practice to someone with a better eye and feel for cattle than myself. Inbreeding by using a combination of in-crosses and out-crosses however has resulted in a lot of success. If anyone is considering either one They should find a mentor and be prepared to run around the country to look at alot of cattle before settling on a breeding program, otherwise you will be very frustrated and very poor</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:coll_coff@yahoo.ca">coll_coff@yahoo.ca</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17070"] > Exactly right. linebreeding will > either enhance the good or bring > the bad to the surface. One > example of linebreeding to produce > good traits was the Butler > longhorn herd. Milby Butler was a > master at linebreeding his cattle > to produce the cattle with the > largest horns. As a result the > Butler bloodline of cattle are > known for their exceptional horns > today. I also knew of another > breeder who used the same two > bulls for years and his cattle > became progressively sorrier over > the years. Something to think > about: if it works it's > linebreeding, if it doesn't it's > inbreeding. Anyway that's what > some of us longhorn breeders call > it! Beg to differ, I was led to believe Line breeding is when a female is breed back to it's direct parent. ie. sire, grand sire, greatgrand sire etc. Inbreeding is when you use relatives in the pedigree but not direct parents. eg. a heifer is bred to the brother of its sire In my experience having done both it would seen line breeding purify's traits faster and more solid, but highlites unwanted traits too. In the future I will leave this practice to someone with a better eye and feel for cattle than myself. Inbreeding by using a combination of in-crosses and out-crosses however has resulted in a lot of success. If anyone is considering either one They should find a mentor and be prepared to run around the country to look at alot of cattle before settling on a breeding program, otherwise you will be very frustrated and very poor [email=coll_coff@yahoo.ca]coll_coff@yahoo.ca[/email] [/QUOTE]
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