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No Quarter Kennel
01-09-2013, 02:37 PM
What does this mean?
Higher number, lower number, ideal number, not ideal and so forth?
Steeldog
01-09-2013, 02:42 PM
I was curiuos about this too???
http://www.thepitbullbible.com/forum/wic.php
Steeldog
01-09-2013, 02:54 PM
http://www.thepitbullbible.com/forum/wic.php
Cool! Thanks for the link.
Steeldog
01-09-2013, 02:55 PM
Really is an awesome feature and advantage on this database compared to others.
Here is the key statement of the WIC intro posted by R2L:
"Two dogs out of the same litter may share the same theoretical WIC “on paper” ... but IN THE REAL WORLD one dog may happen to carry with it a substantially-greater “pull” from one side of its pedigree than its littermate brother or sister".
It gives you a guideline on statistical probabability only, not actual genetic sameness. It is a good quick reference tool to see if an individual or a mating is starting to lock down traits and reduce genetic variables. The key then is selection. If you select poorly and inbreed on it that will have a greater probability of becoming the genetic norm or average.
If you really want to know if you are there, it would involve significant genetic testing such as in this article regarding my friend Jim Lents' cattle.
http://ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/54340000/Publications/characterizationofDNA.pdf