• Ancestors

  
  There are many ways to portray ancestory. The standard pedigree is the most usual. However, family trees and lineages are also very useful as the can show many associations not previously noticed in a standard pedigree.
  

  • Pedigrees
  • Lineages
  • Family trees

• Breeding Plans

  
  Many types of breeding programs are used in producing animals, such as inbreeding- its variations such as closebreeding and linebreeding- outcrossing, crossbreeding and hybridization. Today we must also include cloning as well.

  • Inbreeding
  • Closebreeding
  • Linebreeding
  • Crossbreeding
  • Outcrossing
  • Hybrid
  • Clone

A way of easily portraying ancestors without resorting to images or pedigrees is known as a lineage. Lineages are useful for quickly listing near ancestors. The standard format for a lineage is as follows:

Name by SIRE [sire's sire (grandsire x granddam) X sire's dam (grandsire x granddam)], out of DAM [dam's sire (grandsire x granddam) X dam's dam (grandsire x granddam)]

It can be used to show limited bloodline associations. As with pedigrees, the more detailed the lineage, the more difficult it is to read. This form is usually used in articles and other correspondances.

Quizshow by Quizlich [Quiz (Quip x Azteca) X Lipchen (Warfl x Shotzie)], out of Aztecia [Quiz (Quip x Azteca) X Wesley (Warfl x Quigley)]