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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 507920" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>The significant difference between breeding cattle and dogs is the generation lag and litter size. If you get a screwed up gene pairing with a pup there may be others in the litter that don;t have the combination and their offspring may be fine, but you know it relatively soon. After waiting 9 months for a single calf, if it has problems you have wasted one generation with nothing to select from. Even if the animal is ok you won;t know about it's genetic abilitys for 2 years. That's a lot of time to lose in breeding experiments. You may end up with the next best thing or possibly a disaster, but most likely just an average calf with some genes concentrated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 507920, member: 34"] The significant difference between breeding cattle and dogs is the generation lag and litter size. If you get a screwed up gene pairing with a pup there may be others in the litter that don;t have the combination and their offspring may be fine, but you know it relatively soon. After waiting 9 months for a single calf, if it has problems you have wasted one generation with nothing to select from. Even if the animal is ok you won;t know about it's genetic abilitys for 2 years. That's a lot of time to lose in breeding experiments. You may end up with the next best thing or possibly a disaster, but most likely just an average calf with some genes concentrated. [/QUOTE]
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