I think it is intended as a universal term for how far the animals are
removed from the wild. In many animal markets wild caught animals are not
the preference (due to collecting issues and health/acclimation problems
among other things) where in some fish varieties wild caught (or F0) would
be highly desirable.
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From: <dlmcneely-in-lunet.edu>
To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Stupid question
> Those progeny, the result of a backcross, are called backcrosses (at
> least that's what I call them!). BTW, I don't know the term F-0.
> Those are called P's (for parental type).
>
> Dave
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mysteryman <bestfish-in-alaweb.com>
> Date: Saturday, April 2, 2005 11:46 am
> Subject: NANFA-L-- Stupid question
>
> > I hate to have to ask this, but when F-1's are crossed with new F-O's,
> > are the resulting progeny F-1's or F-1.5's or F-2's ?
> > I'm supposed to know this one, but I can't seem to remember much of
> > anything these days.
> >
> > My F-1 Flagfin Shiners, all females, are now all fat with roe. I
> > caughtsome new F-0's for a guy who wants some, ( I can send them,
> > now ) and
> > now I have some males. I was just wondering what I would call any
> > resulting fry if I were to cross a new male to my own females.
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