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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1136673" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>Wow, there's a lot of opinions on this... I'll try and give you the facts the best I can..</p><p></p><p>line breeding <em>concentrates</em> genes... Many defects are recessive, meaning they'll only show up if BOTH parents are carriers, and line breeding can expose such defects. If there are no recessive defects in the animals, you shouldn't have any problems. Of course the same happens with GOOD traits, they get concentrated as well, and the end result is consistency in the offspring.</p><p></p><p>I usually don't keep calves from first timers, and in my case I'd probably go for it... The heifers that milk better will still make better calves than the ones that don't, so you can compare the heifers performance to each other. </p><p></p><p>I have bred father-daughter MANY times and never had an ounce of trouble, I had one that looked so good last year I kept her as a replacement, and it's looking like I'll be keeping another this year... </p><p></p><p>I don't see it as something you should be afraid of at least!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1136673, member: 9096"] Wow, there's a lot of opinions on this... I'll try and give you the facts the best I can.. line breeding [i]concentrates[/i] genes... Many defects are recessive, meaning they'll only show up if BOTH parents are carriers, and line breeding can expose such defects. If there are no recessive defects in the animals, you shouldn't have any problems. Of course the same happens with GOOD traits, they get concentrated as well, and the end result is consistency in the offspring. I usually don't keep calves from first timers, and in my case I'd probably go for it... The heifers that milk better will still make better calves than the ones that don't, so you can compare the heifers performance to each other. I have bred father-daughter MANY times and never had an ounce of trouble, I had one that looked so good last year I kept her as a replacement, and it's looking like I'll be keeping another this year... I don't see it as something you should be afraid of at least! [/QUOTE]
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