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Breeding companies earn their income from selling genetic material (usually sperm). So it is in their interest to keep their breeding stock viable. However, there are competing breeding companies who want to provide the same market of genetic material. Breeding companies solve this conflict by trying to make as much genetic progress as possible to keep (or increase) market share, but restrict the rate of inbreeding to 1%.
Thus:
Decisions on the intensity of selection depend on the consideration of genetic gain versus rate of inbreeding |