Method of identifying descendant animals by their relationship to an ancestor, or ancestors, in such a way that all descendants with a specified relationship to any choice of ancestor, or blend of ancestors, can be identified from within a collection of generational records.

摘要

This invention inspects animal breeding records to identify descendants of any chosen ancestor and annotates information about each descendant's relatedness to the chosen ancestor. This information can be compiled for multiple ancestors and thereby creates the basis for a means of discovering all of the descendants who represent any blend of ancestor elements in whatever amount of relationship to those ancestors is specified by the researcher. It is made most useful in conjunction with database records, the internet and graphical user interfaces. Bloodline and pedigree researchers can make comprehensive selection choices by utilizing the means specified herein.

主权项

1. A method, or a computer executable code capable of executing a method, that provides for an analysis of a record set of generational relatedness amongst animals, comprising the steps of:
a) tracing, or providing for the tracing of, the descendants of a progenitor, along an enumeration of its lines of descent; b) recording, or providing for the recording of, an element of information about the relationship of each descendant to said progenitor.