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Re: Berkshire
Posted by berk breeder on April 28, 2015, 7:41 am, in reply to "Berkshire"
In the pursuit of making competitive berks the breed genetic pool has shrunk. It's all All you want x Walk the dog blood lines or some version there of.Look at the lined up point maker hamps being all white. Another example is pie bald deer. As a breeder we try to outcross to reduce white but the options of genetics is limited. Traditional berk breeders hate the white while the new generation don't mind.Personally if there's more white than black there's a problem. I ask if the white gets cut back there's some warning before we feed a pig for show and get the gate for the white.