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<blockquote data-quote="BAGTIC" data-source="post: 266948" data-attributes="member: 3757"><p>Aero has it right. </p><p></p><p>Inbreeding (linebreeding) is not inherently good or bad. Good genes in, good genes out. Bad genes in, bad genes out. Inbreeding does not <strong>create </strong>any defective genes. It merely concentrates the genetic characteristics in a single animal so that recessive genes that are undesirable can be identified and the carriers culled.</p><p></p><p>A lot of <strong>ranchers</strong> are afraid of the defects coming through because it could mean lost profits because of a defective calf. OTOH a <strong>breeder</strong> is <strong>looking</strong> for those defects so they can be eliminated. Unfortunately a lot of ranchers are concerned with the short term results at the expense of the desired long term results, a healthy herd without carriers of bad genetics.</p><p></p><p>I believe part of the problem is that many people confuse human morality, or what passes for it nowdays, with genetics. One is sociology, the other is biology. In cattle breeding we only have to concern ourselves with the biology.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BAGTIC, post: 266948, member: 3757"] Aero has it right. Inbreeding (linebreeding) is not inherently good or bad. Good genes in, good genes out. Bad genes in, bad genes out. Inbreeding does not [b]create [/b]any defective genes. It merely concentrates the genetic characteristics in a single animal so that recessive genes that are undesirable can be identified and the carriers culled. A lot of [b]ranchers[/b] are afraid of the defects coming through because it could mean lost profits because of a defective calf. OTOH a [b]breeder[/b] is [b]looking[/b] for those defects so they can be eliminated. Unfortunately a lot of ranchers are concerned with the short term results at the expense of the desired long term results, a healthy herd without carriers of bad genetics. I believe part of the problem is that many people confuse human morality, or what passes for it nowdays, with genetics. One is sociology, the other is biology. In cattle breeding we only have to concern ourselves with the biology. [/QUOTE]
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