When do I need to add new blood into a line I’m working with?

[leopardman]

Hi all,

I was wondering when I should add new blood into a line I’m working with?

Also, how many generations could I inbreed?

 

[acpart]

I would recommend that after you breed back to parent or siblings for a generation you outcross the generation after that one.

Aliza

 

[leopardman]

I would recommend that after you breed back to parent or siblings for a generation you outcross the generation after that one.

Aliza

Ok awesome thank you so much for the info.

What if I don’t outcross till like the 4th generation, would I start less vigor in my breeding stock?

 

[leopardman]

I would recommend that after you breed back to parent or siblings for a generation you outcross the generation after that one.

Aliza

Ok awesome thank you so much for the info.

What if I don’t outcross till like the 4th generation, would I start less vigor in my breeding stock?

 

[acpart]

The more you use a smaller gene pool, the greater the chance that unwanted genes will predominate. There's no hard and fast rule, you kind of have to feel your way. It may be OK, it may not. You just have to figure out how much of a risk you care to take.

Aliza

 

[leopardman]

The more you use a smaller gene pool, the greater the chance that unwanted genes will predominate. There's no hard and fast rule, you kind of have to feel your way. It may be OK, it may not. You just have to figure out how much of a risk you care to take.

Aliza

Thank you