A pilot pedigree-based breeding program in black soldier fly larvae achieved indicative genetic improvement in larval weight ...

A new study of Pannon White rabbits shows that embryos' hidden inbreeding load reduces kits born alive more strongly than the ...

Just like museums rely on curators to manage their collections, zoos depend on a team of skilled professionals to carefully monitor every animal in their care — recording births, breeding, behavioral ...

When it comes to love, a group of giraffes is keeping it in the family. It may be killing them. Biologists discovered alarmingly high levels of inbreeding among Masai giraffes, an endangered ...

According to the latest bear monitoring report published by the French Office for Biodiversity, nearly 130 bears are ...

There are few topics in the world of pedigree theory—and for that matter in the Thoroughbred community as a whole—that are more emotive than the subject of inbreeding. On one hand, inbreeding, and ...

Higher levels of inbreeding in thoroughbreds result in fewer racehorses, according to new research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. A study carried out by ...

Inbreeding and the health and reproductive issues that come with are causing leopards to be more vulnerable to extinction the study found Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Biologists have long known that inbreeding can be detrimental. Inbreeding results in less genetic variation, making species more vulnerable if changes occur that require them to adapt. Now we know ...

Selfing or mating between related individuals can lead to inbreeding depression (ID), which can influence the survival, growth and evolution of populations of tree ...