Distinct Status Verses Evolving Breed

EVOLVING BREEDS The Animal Pedigree Act also allows recording of animals evolving towards a new breed. Typically, selected parental stock are mated to produce a first generation cross (F1) and each successive generation is inter se mated (among each other). In the process, selection pressure is put on the evolving breed by removing those animals which do not conform to the established breed characteristics. Animals which do conform are promoted as parents of the next generation. After a number of generations of such breeding, a genetically stable population is eventually achieved which exhibits a uniform set of characteristics or breed standards. These can then be considered as foundation stock for a distinct breed. Development of a new breed can take many routes. The following is a stylized diagram showing development from an evolving to a distinct breed.