Guides
A handbook for the people who run the registry.
Guides for boards and registrars, written by a breeder who has filled in the forms.
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Opening the studbook, one generation at a time
How a club board opens its studbook: outcross arithmetic by generation, the conditions registries set, and what to record so the next board can read it.
Dusty Mumphrey · 12 min
Coefficient of inbreeding, counted loop by loop
What COI measures, how Wright's method calculates it, why the number depends on how many generations you count, and how clubs set bands.
Dusty Mumphrey · 3 min
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Working examples with real arithmetic, using sample animals. Each one ends with a link to the part of Breed Ledger it relates to.
About the guides
Breed registry guides for the officers who keep the book.
Each guide explains one part of keeping a registry in plain language. Where a guide uses arithmetic, every step is written out.
Who writes these guides?
Do I have to give an email address to read a guide?
Is the data in the worked examples real?
Do the guides set rules for a club?
Are the guides only for clubs that use Breed Ledger?
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