Line Breeding Definition

noun
The producing of desired characteristics in animals by inbreeding through several successive generations.
Webster's New World
(stockbreeding) Breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother.
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Line Breeding Sentence Examples

  • The breeding you are describing would be considered a line breeding not an in-breeding.

  • Line-breeding involves mating dogs that are not as closely related in order to preserve certain desirable characteristics found in that family group.

  • Many top breeders have successfuly used line-breeding to establish a particular "look" to their line that still falls within their breed's standard.

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