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ChuckNora C We're getting closer to breeding day! May this year we will breed our two does to our buck. All three of them have the same father, the buck has a different mother than the does. I was just told this was bad. Inbreeding in rabbits is an acceptable practice, but only when it's father to daughter, mother to son, or cousins. They said not to breed brother and sister. Which brings me to my next issue. The fawn doe that I'm picking up Sunday is was planning to breed with my fawn buck. I recently learned they are full siblings. I thought they had different moms, but I was wrong. So now I'm wondering if I can breed them. So far our long term plans have us getting a red and white buck sometime next year, both of which will have no relation to our rabbits. They will be bred with the offspring of the 3 does we have now. So there will be fresh blood. I hope this isn't confusing, I'm just wondering if my plan is doable. Any changes you'd make? Questions you have? EDIT: Then I find this article http://rabbitsmarties.com/2011/03/line-breeding-rabbits/ I realize there is a plethora of information out there, and finding conflicting information is not uncommon. I just don't know who to believe! Trial and error I suppose. Though I'd like to hear some first hand techniques. #1 · Mar 14, 2013 We're getting closer to breeding day! May this year we will breed our two does to our buck. All three of them have the same father, the buck has a different mother than the does. I was just told this was bad. Inbreeding in rabbits is an acceptable practice, but only when it's father to daughter, mother to son, or cousins. They said not to breed brother and sister. Which brings me to my next issue. The fawn doe that I'm picking up Sunday is was planning to breed with my fawn buck. I recently learned they are full siblings. I thought they had different moms, but I was wrong. So now I'm wondering if I can breed them. So far our long term plans have us getting a red and white buck sometime next year, both of which will have no relation to our rabbits. They will be bred with the offspring of the 3 does we have now. So there will be fresh blood. I hope this isn't confusing, I'm just wondering if my plan is doable. Any changes you'd make? Questions you have? EDIT: Then I find this article http://rabbitsmarties.com/2011/03/line-breeding-rabbits/ I realize there is a plethora of information out there, and finding conflicting information is not uncommon. I just don't know who to believe! Trial and error I suppose. Though I'd like to hear some first hand techniques. See less See more Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions #2 · Mar 14, 2013 Half brother to sister is allowable for breeding in rabbits Breeding father to daughter, mother to son, or cousins is called line breeding. http://www.nockrabbits.com/LineBreedingChart.html Use what you can get. Unless there is a serious defect that is in the bloodline, the breeding should be compatible. A serious defect would make itself known quickly. Have a good day! #3 · Mar 14, 2013 Thanks bunches! We'll go ahead and breed the bro and sis. We are getting the doe because she is also a New Zealand Fawn. I'm interested to see what they'd make. They're both gorgeous rabbits. And if something goes wrong we can cull and stop with those two. LOVE the chart! #4 · Mar 14, 2013 You can breed brother/sister, father/daughter, mother/son what ever you want. Just don't take those babies and breed them to something that is related. They are rodents.. lol. #5 · Mar 14, 2013 I purposely breed siblings, parents/offspring for multiple generations, its how you fix traits quickly, both good and bad. Rabbits can handle a lot of inbreeding, there was a study done years ago that crossed full siblings for 18 generations before having any problems. I wouldn't go that far, and I'm still looking for an article on that study on the web. Gotta find it for reference. But in the meantime some tight crosses aren't going to do any harm, just keep the best and eat the rest. #6 · Mar 14, 2013 Awesome. Thanks guys. I really can't wait to get started. The older does will breed in May. So I'm trying to read up on it and form a plan. Then put it all to work and learn! #7 · Mar 14, 2013 I wish you were closer, I would offer to trade you a NZR for a fawn!

BTW, I can't wait to see pics! #8 · Mar 15, 2013 When you breed siblings you either get really really good rabbits or really really really bad ones. #9 · Mar 15, 2013 the only reason you will get BAD is if you have animals that are carying junk in their genetic makeup, if you have junk in the mix you want to get rid of it anyway, the only way to find this and get rid of it is to breed close relitives and see what comes out, keep the best and eat the rest, its not the end of the world, Rabbits actually have a high thresh hold for this sort of thing, you can breed very closely for a long time and as long as you didnt start off with crap and you ONLY keep the BEST to breed from your good, Inbreeding is a TOOL, it DOES NOT CREATE problems it FINDS them if they exist, it is used to set type and eleminate or strengthen things in the blood line that is needed, EVERY breed known to exist now was created with InBreeding after some Crossbreeding, #10 · Mar 15, 2013 I'm pretty excited about it too. I guess we'll just have to see. If it doesn't turn out well, we'll probably not breed her to him anymore. I may have a place to get a breeding age NZW. I could have broken fawns! lol #11 · Mar 15, 2013 I wolld not think twice .about breeding related closely rabbits from good stock.as long as there were no inherited troubles in the line I do it and so far so good #12 · Mar 16, 2013 If you are eating them, and they are healthy, then it doesn't matter. Incest occurs naturally in the world of animals. If you aren't planning on selling them, or showing them, then it just doesn't matter. The only thing you are concerned with is health. As long as everyone stays healthy, it is ok. And I will tell you a secret..... Inbred mutt rabbits taste the same as super high-quality show rabbits that are unrelated. It really just does not make a difference for meat rabbits. This post has been deleted #14 · Mar 11, 2022 And you are a troll who wastes time by digging up old threads to chastize long-gone posters about their breeding method for meat rabbits. Show more replies 0 Reply #13 · Mar 11, 2022 I personally would rather not see any inbreeding/linebreeding in my rabbit's pedigree but it happens and like others have said, it can either accentuate the good traits or bring out the bad traits. The Rex I bought recently all came from the same breeder who has decades of rabbit breeding experience and she's very successful but all my rabbits are related. :confused:

My white doe was bred back to her sire, resulting in my white buck. My blue doe's grandsire on dam side is the white doe's sire and the blue otter buck is also out of the white doe but has a different sire. I really prefer them to be unrelated in the first two generations so I'm looking for new blood. #17 · Jul 13, 2022 Inbreeding has it's uses, and is irrelevant when a person is breeding only for thier own use for meat animals.

Inbreeding: Its Meaning, Uses and Effects on Farm Animals | MU Extension

Mating schemes of animals are classified as either inbreeding or outbreeding. Mating closely related animals is inbreeding. Outbreeding is mating less closely related animals, but people disagree about where to draw the line. Learn more in this guide. | div#equation { position:relative...

extension.missouri.edu This post has been deleted #18 · Jul 13, 2022 You have no idea what it takes to be a premium member here. It ain't about bucks. Hint: Attitude is everything. Another hint: Your attitude is rather aggressive, and actually a bit pugilistic. Since you seem to be relatively proficient at utilizing a search engine to identify data that supports only your POV, perhaps you could also do a bit of a search to work on your social skills. May I recommend "How to make friends and influence people" as your initial search string? 0 Reply #19 · Jul 13, 2022 Hmmm, maybe I should go back and delete my posts quoting a banned and removed poster. They sound a bit mean and stupid now. Insert Quotes Post Reply

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