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Farm Question 8/18/2015

Posted by Jerry Hicks at 2015-08-18 04:49:19

What is outcrossing?

Response by NoraWI at 2015-08-18 11:32:26

The opposite of line breeding. Breeding outside breed lines.

Response by Jerry Hicks at 2015-08-19 04:45:25

Mating animals of non-related families of the same breed.

Response by KM at 2015-08-20 11:14:22

If you use far enough unrelated animals it is almost like cross breeding within the breed. A really good breeder whom I admire once told me the great programs use linebreeding and then outcross. Use the lines to establish uniformity and consistency then find the closest to kind outcross. The resulting offspring should be true to type with the vigor from the outcross.

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