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Pedigrees 360 Deep Dive – Danzig

Sponsored Content - by Tara Madgwick - Tuesday August 16

DANZIG Is one of the few global Breed Shapers in the world today, dominant for precocious speed and his influence has been profound in Australia, so when Pedigrees 360 present an in-depth analysis of his pedigree  it is compelling reading for all pedigree enthusiasts and broodmare owners.

Danzig has changed the face of Australian breeding.

Danzig has made his mark in every corner of the world and is the sireline of champion stallions including Danehill, in Australia, War Front In America and Invincible Spirit In Europe.

The Danzig sireline has produced the Champion Australian Sire 21 times out of the past 28 years starting with Danehill in 1994/1995 and running through until 2021/2022 to reigning champion sire I Am Invincible.

This Pedigree Deep Dive breaks out the components of DANZIG's pedigree and analyses it from 4 angles:-

Inbreeding (6 Gen) {good}

Linebreeding (9 Gen) {extraordinary}

Sex-Balancing {amazing}

Full and 3/4 Siblings {excellent}

CLICK TO READ THE FULL PEDIGREE ANALYSIS AND EXPLANATION OF INBREEDING, LINEBREEDING, SEX BALANCING and FULL AND 3/4 SIBLINGS.

Click here to visit Pedigrees 360 for more information on this innovative pedigree analysis tool.

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