Pedigrees

[ZRabbits]

Where can you learn the standard of perfection for a breed?

ARBA has the Standard of Perfection for each breed. Costs about $20.00. I, however, joined a club who specializes on Lion heads and in their handbook is their SOP.

If you contact ARBA or even go to a show, you can get a copy of it.

Karen<br /><br />__________ Sun Sep 23, 2012 3:18 pm __________<br /><br />

Where can you learn the standard of perfection for a breed?

ARBA has the Standard of Perfection for each breed. Costs about $20.00. I, however, joined a club who specializes on Lion heads and in their handbook is their SOP.

If you contact ARBA or even go to a show, you can get a copy of it.

Karen

eta: Will be doing the same thing with my Flemish. Will know what the SOP is for that breed as well.

 

[WildWolf]

OK, thanks. I think I'm just going to get purebred rabbits to begin with.
But for the 4th generation thing... to get a purebred offspring from a mixed breed, you have to breed it to a purebred, then breed their offspring (gen 2, right?) to a purebred, and then breed their offspring (gen 3) to a purebred, and then finally breed their offspring (gen 4) to a purebreed...and their offspring would be purebred, right?

 

[ZRabbits]

OK, thanks. I think I'm just going to get purebred rabbits to begin with.
But for the 4th generation thing... to get a purebred offspring from a mixed breed, you have to breed it to a purebred, then breed their offspring (gen 2, right?) to a purebred, and then breed their offspring (gen 3) to a purebred, and then finally breed their offspring (gen 4) to a purebreed...and their offspring would be purebred, right?

Right. That's my understanding as well.

Karen

 

[WildWolf]

Thank you!

 

[Cindi Davis]

In three generations you will have your own pedigree on the rabbits you breed.

Question : IF you have a 1/2 Nz and breed to a 1/2 Nz then technically wouldnt they still be only 1/2 Nz?? to increase the % you woulld have to add a purebred to the mix for the next 3 generations??? Right ??? lol help

 

[ZRabbits]

In three generations you will have your own pedigree on the rabbits you breed.

Question : IF you have a 1/2 Nz and breed to a 1/2 Nz then technically wouldnt they still be only 1/2 Nz?? to increase the % you woulld have to add a purebred to the mix for the next 3 generations??? Right ??? lol help

You would definitely have to add a purebred for the next 3 generations.

Karen

 

[Cindi Davis]

TY Karen Im not so cornfused as I think I am then

 

[-HRanchito]

I thought you could take a half breed and call it whichever breed you want, so as long as the other breeds are off the edge...you're all good.

 

[skysthelimit]

You gotta get the other breeds off the ped first, and to do that you need a pure bred some where.