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The Pox of Popular Sires

 Met toestemming overgenomen van Institute of Canine Biology (ICB)
by Carol Beuchat PhD

The most common admonition of the geneticist to the dog breeder is to “avoid the Popular Sire Syndrome”. At the same time, the most common advice from breeder to breeder is “breed the best to best”. So the conundrum is obvious and the consequence predictable – the “best” dogs are the most sought after, so they sire the most offspring and become popular sires.
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