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Tony D
at Tue Jan 24 12:58:00 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Tony D ]
I go back and forth on the local thing. With coastals however, because so few founders were succesfully integrated into breeding programs the gene pool is in my opinion just too shallow to do a "strict" locality thing. I also felt morph production was a bit counter to the locality ethic and so had no problems entering cross breeding projects. One can only speculate about the demise of your animal and if inbreeding had role in it or if an outcrossed animal might have survived. My take on it is simple, I get 400 each for these guys once they are feeding. The LEAST I can do is make sure I do everything in my power to ensure I'm giving my customers the best genetics possible. In my estimation that rules out overly line-bred animals.
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RE: The southern cross project. - Tony D, Tue Jan 24 12:58:00 2006