The currently accepted
outcrosses in CFA are the American Shorthair and the British Shorthair, although many different breeds were used initially.
Not exact matches
Despite (or perhaps because of) the silencing of subsets of Ubx enhancers, Ubx protein levels remain normal
in the
outcrossed progeny, and their halteres develop perfectly.
There is some «Kelpie»
in them (just another strain of collie) if you look far enough back, as there is
in most Australian collies (and collie
in most kelpies), and I won't hesitate to
outcross to one particular strain of «Kelpie»
in the future if the need arises.
An
outcross breeding will have a pedigree where there are no, or at least very few, dogs
in common.
It is very rare for
outcrossed puppies to be uniform
in appearance.
Outcrossed litters are generally heterozygous, and do not reliably reproduce themselves, so even the nicest puppy
in the litter may not later produce the best puppies.
In 3 subsequent outcrosses, he produced at least one FCE pup in each litte
In 3 subsequent
outcrosses, he produced at least one FCE pup
in each litte
in each litter.
However, sometimes a nicely bred, well groomed dog who does a lot of winning and appears to be an exquisite specimen of its breed
in photographs and from ringside never seems to reproduce itself, whether linebred or
outcrossed.
Misguided about the
outcross, many breeders used this method
in an attempt to avoid genetic disorders.
Time, experience, and science have demonstrated that those who repeat
outcross breeding
in an attempt to dilute the detrimental effects of the recessive genes might hide the carriers, but only temporarily.
In the past, the
outcross was thought to be a useful breeding method for hiding or protecting breeders against recessive traits.
Thus, the effect of the «Founder» is reduced and will continue to be reduced
in each subsequent generation simply by using an
outcross.
This could be because the Exotic was
outcrossed much more frequently with the Persian than the Shorthair
in later years.
In the miniature schnauzer, a swallowing condition is inherited but appears to be complex with some, but fewer, affected offspring from
outcross breedings (Cox et al., 1980).
If there are no common names
in 5 generations, the COI is below breed average and is also lower than either parents» COI you could consider it an
outcross.
In fact, entire breeds of cattle are now kept solely for their
outcross potential.
Cats that would not be eligible for registration with CFA due to breeds and / or colors found
in the background and which are not accepted by CFA as allowable
outcrosses.