Inbreeding Levels in Different Breeds
Let’s take a look at the inbreeding in the various breeds. As we have gotten more and more data...
Significant Differences – A Tale of So Many Breeds
Let’s state this fact right up front: Breeds are man made. There is no natural genetic definition, no line within...
On testing for every genetic mutation under the sun…
Why not offer a huge panel of disease gene identifications? There are a number of companies who do this, and...
COI vs. Actual Heterozygosity – Demonstration #3
One question that has come up over and over again is “how do genetic diversity test results correlate with COI.”...
Demonstration #2 – With a Coefficient of Inbreeding that low, why is he so homozygous?
One of the wonderful things about the new DNA-based tools available to breeders is the ability to assess dogs not...
Breeding demonstration #1 – Outcrossing
There’s a lot of information on the BetterBred.com analyses, and it will take a little bit for most readers and...