Tepper Line Preservation Project
What Is The Tepper Line Preservation Project?
Line breeding has become the primary focus at The Liminal Farmstead. Line breeding is a common practice among livestock breeders, and the particular line I am working on is called the Tepper Line.
You can find out more information from the links HERE and HERE. I am working on creating higher Tepper line percentage SCI goats while still keeping a low COI %.
WHY LINES?
In “Managing Breeds for a Secure Future,” Dr. Phil Sponenberg reiterates numerous times the importance of preserving lines in order to preserve certain genetics and have them available for the future. He says, “Managing the bloodlines, strains, and varieties within a breed is important for long-term maintenance of the genetic variability that is crucial in breed viability.” By having breeders whose focus is the linebreeding of lines, the SCI goat population can maintain maximum genetic diversity, maintaining pools of unique genetics for other breeders to access to add to their herds.