{"id":1257,"date":"2020-12-18T08:48:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T14:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farmshepherds.com\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2020-12-18T10:15:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T16:15:56","slug":"why-foundational-strains-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmshepherds.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/18\/why-foundational-strains-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Foundational Strains Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">First, it comes up a lot, so I think the subject of coat color deserves a brief mentioning.\u00a0 The observable signs of a foundational strain are not trivial, as they reflect the underlying genetic package and are consequently indicative of congruence and predictability.\u00a0 But confusion arises when individuals from composite strains appear similar to those of a foundational strain.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1257_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1257_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1257_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1257_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1257_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1257_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farmshepherds.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/16\/what-exactly-makes-it-a-tennessee-english-shepherd\/\">What Exactly Makes it a Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd?<\/a>, Farm Shepherds Illustrated<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1257_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1257_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>\u00a0 That is why using phenotype is a good place to start, and relatively inexpensive in terms of cost and effort, but can also lead to confusion and misclassification.\u00a0 One must combine phenotype with history and genetic analysis to get a more complete picture before one can reasonably discern if an individual is a member of a foundational strain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Landrace breeds must have sufficient variability to remain healthy while also having enough consistency to be predictable.&nbsp; This fact is critical to sustaining a viable population of genetic resources. 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