breeding half siblings

[TheMixedBag]

I'll have to see what happens with her then. If I do breed her, I'll try to AI her at REI, I can keep straws at someone else's farm for as long as I need, and if she does get bred to Barclay, well then we'll see what happens. One way or the other, she's only recorded grade, so whatever she produces isn't going to be worth much unless she beats the recorded grade listings for DHIR.

 

[Mea]

When You double up on an animal, You concentrate the genes of that animal...for Good or for Bad. If that animal is correct structurally, mentaly, and genetically... You will see the results in the young. The same is true for the opposite. Inbreeding merely intensifies what is already there.

Why not try it ?? The young can be meated out should You not be pleased with the results. And you will have the benefit of a good idea of the genes You are working with.



( usual disclaimer...JMO...YMMV )