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Canine Information & Articles - Continental Kennel Club (1085 words) |
 | Crossbreeding is defined as the mating together of parents from different breeds to produce crossbred or hybrid progeny (offspring). |
| One of the reasons crossbreeding is used in animals is to combine desirable traits from different breeds in the crossbred progeny. |
| Breeds may be selected for use in crossbreeding to combine different traits which are desirable or to moderate the expression of a trait in the crossbred progeny. |
| Crossbreeding Beef Cattle (3177 words) |
| Crossbreeding beef cattle offers two primary advantages relative to the use of only one breed: 1) crossbred animals exhibit heterosis (hybrid vigor), and 2) crossbred animals combine the strengths of the various breeds used to form the cross. |
| An ideal crossbreeding program should 1) optimize, but not necessarily maximize, heterosis in both the calf crop and particularly the cow herd, 2) utilize breeds and genetics that fit the feed resources, management, and marketing system of the operation, and 3) be easy to apply and manage. |
| Therefore, for a crossbreeding system to be viable, sire selection (both within and between breeds) is critical for maintaining uniformity from one generation to the next, while at the same time taking advantages of the strengths of the various breeds used in the system. |
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