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The usage of Mate Select, a web-based selection tool for pedigree dogs for promoting sustainable breeding.

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Background

Inbreeding is a phenomenon that accumulates through the mating of relatives within closed populations, such as pedigree dog breeds, and results in reduced genetic variation within breeds, and may lead to poorer health and fertility from inbreeding depression. The impact of inbreeding is driven by the selection and mating of parents, but information on choices to reduce inbreeding is difficult to assess for individual breeders. Tools to inform dog breeders on the current state of the inbreeding and the relationships among possible parents are potentially useful for providing guidance towards choices that are more beneficial to the breed. However, their utility depends on their usage and this study examines the usage of Mate Select, a web-based tool offered by The Kennel Club, covering 222 breeds for a period of 7?years following its launch in 2011.

Results

The average usage was 2830 searches/week in 2012 with a slight fall of 2.2% per year (P?ConclusionsMate Select has sustained and substantial usage, although there is also substantial variation in usage among breeds, which offers an opportunity to develop further guidance.

SUBMITTER: Janes M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7574414 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The usage of Mate Select, a web-based selection tool for pedigree dogs for promoting sustainable breeding.

Janes Mateja M Lewis Thomas W TW Ilska Joanna J JJ Woolliams John A JA

Canine medicine and genetics 20201019 1

<h4>Background</h4>Inbreeding is a phenomenon that accumulates through the mating of relatives within closed populations, such as pedigree dog breeds, and results in reduced genetic variation within breeds, and may lead to poorer health and fertility from inbreeding depression. The impact of inbreeding is driven by the selection and mating of parents, but information on choices to reduce inbreeding is difficult to assess for individual breeders. Tools to inform dog breeders on the current state ...[more]

PMID: 33372639

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The usage of Mate Select, a web-based selection tool for pedigree dogs for promoting sustainable breeding.

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The usage of Mate Select, a web-based selection tool for pedigree dogs for promoting sustainable breeding.

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