Age old rumor story ---ruining an animal in breeding???

[MrsCountryChick]

I don't believe all the Bull.... that is in old tales. & I have alot of bull stories I get told thru some uneducated family members & one happens to be about breeding animals. It was told to me "you could -ruin- an animal by an off breeding". Meaning having a registered goat (dog, cat, horse, cow, etc) breed to another breed of their species; Meaning if you say breed a Registered Nubian to an Alpine, then later 'somehow' your doe will be 'ruined' to breed to another Registered Nubian.? Anyone having any opinions on this? This story is told all the time regarding dogs too.

 

[jhm47]

I know nothing about goats, but in cattle, hogs, sheep, horses, dogs, cats, people, and any other mammals that I know of, it's only the current pregnancy that counts. If any female has crossbred offspring once, she can have purebred offspring from the next pregnancy. So, your "uneducated" family members are wrong, and you are right!

 

[lilhill]

If any female has crossbred offspring once, she can have purebred offspring from the next pregnancy.

 

[Rockytopsis]

I don't believe all the Bull.... that is in old tales. & I have alot of bull stories I get told thru some uneducated family members & one happens to be about breeding animals. It was told to me "you could -ruin- an animal by an off breeding". Meaning having a registered goat (dog, cat, horse, cow, etc) breed to another breed of their species; Meaning if you say breed a Registered Nubian to an Alpine, then later 'somehow' your doe will be 'ruined' to breed to another Registered Nubian.? Anyone having any opinions on this? This story is told all the time regarding dogs too.

My brother believes that very thing. He had a good dog put down because she got with a mutt and was ruined for breeding. Nothing I said could convince him other wise.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Hmmmm.....We've crossbred some of the cows with Milking Shorthorn for cleanup breeding (when they won't settle) and have been able to breed them back Holstein the next time. I guess the answer is it's not true.

 

[freemotion]

Basic 9th grade biology.....basic genetics. You can't impact the genetics of future offspring by previous breedings. Just scientifically not possible.

 

[PattiXmas]

I don't believe all the Bull.... that is in old tales. & I have alot of bull stories I get told thru some uneducated family members & one happens to be about breeding animals. It was told to me "you could -ruin- an animal by an off breeding". Meaning having a registered goat (dog, cat, horse, cow, etc) breed to another breed of their species; Meaning if you say breed a Registered Nubian to an Alpine, then later 'somehow' your doe will be 'ruined' to breed to another Registered Nubian.? Anyone having any opinions on this? This story is told all the time regarding dogs too.

My brother believes that very thing. He had a good dog put down because she got with a mutt and was ruined for breeding. Nothing I said could convince him other wise.

No way!

 

[Gatorpupsmom]

You know, what they are saying doesn't even make sense, but when someone has something like that in their head, it's almost IMPOSSIBLE to get rid of the idea!!! Very often you just can't argue with ignorance. Ignore what they say and do what you know to be the truth......

Kim

 

[Roll farms]

Slightly off subject but along the same lines (silly notions humans have)...
My sister had a 3.5# shi tzu the vet suggested she NOT breed, knowing she'd have problems whelping.
She bred her anyway, to a 6 month old pup, and I'm being serious here...b/c since he was still small-ish, she thought it'd make the pups smaller.
I tried to tell her his genetics were full grown, even if he wasn't.
1 c-section, 1 dead pup and one live one, and a hysterectomy later.....
She still wasn't convinced and tried again w/ her other dog.

 

[Lil Chickie Mama]

My brother believes that very thing. He had a good dog put down because she got with a mutt and was ruined for breeding. Nothing I said could convince him other wise.

NO, that is so sad! Same for later post about the small dog. Boo. I know it's sappy, but stuff like that breaks my heart.

As for everyone who can't comprehend simple basic genetics and yet continues to proceed with animal husbandry and make the animals suffer for it: I guess it's true what they say, "You can't fix stupid"