This course is currently only available in german language.

Breeding management is the most demanding subject area in any type of animal breeding. Development for a purpose, health and appearance are often in disadvantageous or even exclusive competition with each other. Added to this is the complexity of the topic due to the various current conditions and objectives in breeds, populations and clubs. 

Over many decades, various breeding selection systems have developed and changed, which have been and still are of varying degrees of success. Science is constantly evolving, and yet there is a sense of helplessness in pedigree dog breeding in the face of major problems such as various genetic diseases and bottlenecks, health and fertility-related restrictions and, last but not least, criticism from animal welfare organizations. 

In our two webinar parts on breeding management, we would like to provide information and incentives as to the extent to which clubs, officials and, above all, individual breeders can influence the club’s own circumstances in order to improve the situation. Thematically, both parts address various breeding and selection methods (e.g. inbreeding, line breeding, outcrossing & backcrossing, etc.) and responsible breeding practices (e.g. selection of breeding partners, strategic breeding planning, dealing with trait carriers, etc.) from the perspective of ethics, animal welfare and legal framework conditions. Genetics and various forms of health monitoring such as examinations, tests and the effect of corresponding breeding programs are also addressed.