SUCCESSFUL INBREEDING
A case of successful inbreeding, whereby the good points of the sire have been intensified in the offspring, can be observed at Massey College, where two one-year-old Friosian heifers represent close; inbreeding to a proven merit sire, Tokaora Domino Asjes (13842), whose 17 daughters in the college herd have an average production of 4321 b buttorfat undo*- ordinary herd conditions and in a maximum of 320 days, compared with their dams' average of 4201 b under the same conditions. These two yearlings were sired by Asjcs from cows whose sire was also Asjes. Quite contrary to the common belief that inbred stock lack constitution and are weak in typo, these two calves, though closely bred, are perfectly healthy and strong in constitution. This was to bo expected from the intimate knowledge possessed of the sire and his ancestors. Tin's result is in line with the truism that inbreeding must be exercised with great discretion, because it can not only intensify and reveal defects, but can also intensify good points.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 228, 25 August 1945, Page 8
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171SUCCESSFUL INBREEDING Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 228, 25 August 1945, Page 8
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