PEDIGREES 
A PEDIGREE is merely a systematic record 
of the ancestry of a given specimen. As 
originally planned the pedigree system was of 
great benefit and value in arriving at the 
breeding value of the individual. Some form 
of pedigreeing is practised by all live stock 
breeders, most of whom have a stud book or 
breed book in which such records are kept. 
The official charged with the keeping of 
these records is generally the secretary of the 
breed association. In the case of rabbits, 
several of the different breeds have their own 
records, but the National Breeders and Fan- 
ciers Association, which is made up of all 
classes of breeders, maintains the breed books 
which are generally recognized as authorita- 
tive. 
Pedigree blanks may be purchased of any 
supply dealer. They are a simple affair, 
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