bunyanuternie wrote:
easy to understand
...to those who know more than I do.
I think I misunderstood.
The explanation of Line Breeding seemed like Inbreeding to me. If I read correctly...
Breed Boy with two girls.
Breed the offspring with each other (brothers/sisters)
Breed the offspring with each other (brothers/sisters)
etc, etc.
Isn't that Inbreeding?
Definitely not trying to be silly or sarcastic. Genuinely confused.
I (think) had Line Breeding explained to me as follows (but it was done on the bonnet of a 4wd, so you're going to miss the "visual" aspect).
Take a male and female (actually two pairs run parallel)
Breed male with female (as if there are other choices)
Breed (best) boys with the mum, (best) girls with dad
Breed (best) boys with the grandmother, (best) girls with grandfather
Then...
Bring best of the two parallel bred lines together and repeat the process.
Actually, I may have stuffed up there...because I've just taken the two lines and joined them and have no idea what I'll do after the next grandsons/grandmother and granddaughters/grandfather mating. Outcross?
More reading required on my part perhaps.