Crying Wolf - kennel

elf · 11-12-2008, 15:27

At some point consanguinity is need BUT...

- Regarding the genetic pool for the CsV we are already rather far (indeed I personnaly don't know how long the breed can survive without new wolf blood, it really can (as there are enough) but only with an international agreement on CsV breeding scheme, but it's another question...).

- Consanguinity for fixing a type ? It not absolutely needed, there are other breeding ways.

- It as already be proven that high consanguinity:
-- leads to rise up genetic diseases (as 3/4 of dogs genetic diseases propagate thought autosomal recessive scheme)
-- leads to shorter life, in some breeds consanguinity between 8% and 20% reduce the life of 4 years.

So a deep care to this point must be done by future breeders.

11-12-2008, 15:27	#11
elf Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 766	At some point consanguinity is need BUT... - Regarding the genetic pool for the CsV we are already rather far (indeed I personnaly don't know how long the breed can survive without new wolf blood, it really can (as there are enough) but only with an international agreement on CsV breeding scheme, but it's another question...). - Consanguinity for fixing a type ? It not absolutely needed, there are other breeding ways. - It as already be proven that high consanguinity: -- leads to rise up genetic diseases (as 3/4 of dogs genetic diseases propagate thought autosomal recessive scheme) -- leads to shorter life, in some breeds consanguinity between 8% and 20% reduce the life of 4 years. So a deep care to this point must be done by future breeders.