| OUT-BREEDING (1.)"To mate (animals not closely related, selected for
their qualities) so as to improve stock (2.) To get rid of (an undesirable
characteristic) by selective breeding" Quoted from 'The New Lexicon Webster's
Dictionary'
OUT-CROSSING The interbreeding of different breeds (cockapoo) or species
(mule) of animals, IE. ', as you can see this term is of no use to the
serious cocker breeder.(So the next time you hear someone mention a complete
out-cross ask them whether they bred to a poodle or a jack.)
Out breeding is the mating of as unrelated individuals as is possible
within the same breed.
Out breeding is used to bring in traits to your gene pool to enhance
what you already have. Out breeding is, also, used to mask deleterious
recessive traits in you breeding stock, such as eye and hip problems.
Out breeding is used when you need to gain specific traits in your breeding
stock and you can not find it in related stock or your closed breeding
program is to small in numbers and you find yourself in the situation of
loss of vitality or constant small litter size.
The most common use of out breeding is to hide detrimental genes. (This
is why when purchasing breeding stock from one person and in the next generation
or two you find you have new/different genetic defects showing up in your
puppies and why overall there is no reduction in eye, hip and other inherited
defects.)
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