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Old December 1st 03, 01:31 PM
David H
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Default Purebred Health

This is in relation to an article I found at
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~aciro/bragg.html

In a separate thread, (the petition one) I veered slightly offtopic and
asked if purebred dogs would in fact be genetically inferior as compared to
mongrels (or at the very least equivalent). I have always found the quest
for genetic purity in dogs to be somewhat disconcerting, but I wondered if
there was something I was overlooking, some advantage in purebreds that I
had not considered.

It was pointed out of course that the F1 generation for a mixed breed would
be stronger than a purebred, but the concern seemed to be that for later
generations the purebreeds would prove to be genetically more fit.

I included an article in the other thread from petsmart, but it was nailed
with an ad hominem attack that didn't counter the substance. Therefore, I
now offer up a more thoroughly thought out article that I would hope is more
immune to the ad hominem attack. I would like to know where this article
has gone wrong, and why.

Thanks!

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~aciro/bragg.html

I'll quote specific passages of the article as responses to this message.

David


 




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