WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT INBREEDING

Inbreeding is the mating together of related animals. Line breeding is another term used but it means exactly the same as inbreeding according to geneticists. Mating of related animals should be avoided when ever possible. If a close mating is carried out the progeny from that mating should be mated to a non related animal.  

In practice it is not easy to find unrelated cats so what can we do ?

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THE WORLD OF BIRMANS PEDIGREE DATABASE

AVAILABLE ON LINE

By studying pedigrees using the World of Birmans pedigree database program, available FREE on the internet, breeders are able to do trial matings and select the stud they would like to use to help reduce the amount of inbreeding in their breeding programs. If using one particular stud the inbreeding goes up try doing another trial mating using a different stud. On the home page there are links to basic tutorials with diagrams which explains the many features you are able to use. NOTE If your cat is not in the database we will be happy to add it for you.

To go to the pedigree program click on the logo.

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