Re: RC: Re: Breeding theories (was *Muscat)

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/11/99 2:29:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rubyjwl@cts.com 
writes:

<< Those who may have elderly mares and stallions who are producing wonderful
 foals, please do not take offense.  While it is certainly possible for any
 mammal of reproductive age to have normal offspring, the odds of having an
 unintended, or undesired outcome increase with advanced maternal and
 paternal age. >>

Because many of these abnormalities, if minor, will not be expressed if there 
is a normal gene from the opposite chromosome, one often has better chances 
of a successful outcome by breeding extremely old mares to young stallions 
and extremely old stallions to young mares.

Heidi


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