synoviaus
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Registered: May 2004
Location: Blountsville, Alabama
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Linebreeding is a great way to help breed for the traits you really like in your hounds, but remember to add some outside blood every once in a while. We were talking to our vet about this yesterday and he said it can cause birthdefects if done too closely, and too often. He gave us this example: Man and woman had a herd of "pet" white-face cows, named them and everything. He would get called out to help deliver calves every so often. Well, fifteen years down the road he started seeing some real weird stuff. One calf was born with six legs, next time one born with one eye in center of its head, and finally one born with two heads, Well, by now he's getting really concerned. He asks the woman have you got a new bull or something? No sir she replied we been using the same bull for fifteen years. LOL. Amy
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