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Originally Posted by KelliH
Some of the big leo breeders seem to have something against introducing new blood and outcrossing. One of them actually asked me "why in the world I would want to flush 20 years of selective breeding down the toilet" by introducing an unrelated bloodline to his line.  |
Hmmmm i almost wonder who you area talking about here....
Inbreeding a gen might be ok, but not constantly. I myself will always be getting new blood to help diversify my gene pool.
I will share some knowledge i have learned from inbreeding. I used to know someone who inbred poodles. The first 2 gens came out alright, but stubborn and sometimes snappy and scared. The 3rd and 4th gens would just be stupid and mean. The 5th generation had shown some minor defects. The 6th gen, was starting to show major deformities (mainly spinal and leg), to the point that euthenisation was the only answer.
People will probably argue with me, but i notice a similar trend with reptiles too. Being that linebred and others seem more skittish and meaner the further down the line they are in generations. Kinked tails being the tell tale sign that you are exceeding the inbreeding limits. I think 2 severe kinked tails breeding could result in severe body deformities, OR just other deformities (knobtail leopards for exaple). Alot of people will never know, because morals will stop that from happening.
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