Videos
A good way to get started with Breeders Assistant is with our videos.
Breeders Assistant Introduction ![]() |
Introduction to Breeders Assistant. |
Adding Records And Entering Ancestors ![]() |
How to add records and ancestors, update records, and highlight ancestors in the pedigree. |
How To Import Data ![]() |
How to import data into Breeders Assistant from text/CSV files. |
How To Import Data Using Record Numbers ![]() |
How to import data into Breeders Assistant from text/CSV files using record numbers. |
Highlighting Ancestors Within The Pedigree ![]() |
How to highlight ancestors in the pedigree. |
Introduction To Forms And Pedigree Layouts ![]() |
Introduction to forms and pedigree layouts. |
How To Adjust The Page Margins ![]() |
How to alter the page margins around printed pedigrees and other forms. |
How To Create New Pedigree Layouts ![]() |
Explains how to create, name and initialize a new pedigree layout. |
How To Customize A Pedigree Using Design Mode ![]() |
How to customize a pedigree layout. |
Using Photos And Watermark Images In Pedigrees ![]() |
How to include photos/watermarks in pedigrees, and where to enter photo filenames. |
How To Save Pedigrees As PDF ![]() |
How to configure Breeders Assistant to always saves pedigrees as PDF files (rather than printing). |
How To Adjust Pedigree Text Styles And Use Title Highlighting ![]() |
How to customize fonts in pedigrees, how to use title highlighting, and how to enter titles. |
How To Fill In A 5 Generation Pedigree ![]() |
How to produce a 5 generation pedigree. |
How To Update GCCF Breed Numbers With EMS Codes ![]() |
How to update your breed list for GCCF EMS codes ('GEMS' codes), and how to adjust pedigrees to include them. |
Inbreeding ![]() |
How to display inbreeding, fix 'self-parenting' errors (circularities), and introduces how the Extended Edition can compute inbreeding in bulk and find prospective matings to minimize offspring inbreeding. |
Registration Numbers ![]() |
How to enter and use registration numbers. |
User Defined Fields ![]() |
How to configure and use a user defined field. |
Extended Edition: Test Data And How To Define The Breeding Pool ![]() |
Introduces the test data set used in the Extended Edition population genetics videos, and shows how to set up a 'breeding pool'. |
Extended Edition: Ranking Prospective Matings In Depth ![]() |
In depth introduction of the various ways the Extended Edition can be used to rank prospective matings. |
Extended Edition: Measures Of Genetic Diversity In Depth ![]() |
In depth introduction to the various advanced population genetics reports of the Extended Edition. |
Extended Edition: How To Choose Prospective Matings To Minimize Inbreeding ![]() |
How to use the Extended Edition to rank prospective matings to minimize inbreeding in the offspring, and how to display mate rankings as a colour coded grid. |
Extended Edition: How To Choose Prospective Matings Using Influential Individuals ![]() |
How to use the Extended Edition to rank prospective matings according to the influence (kinship) of specific individuals. |
Extended Edition: How To Choose Prospective Matings Using Mean Kinship And Other Gene Diversity Metrics ![]() |
How to use the Extended Edition to rank prospective matings using mean kinship and other measures of genetic diversity. |
Extended Edition: Bulk Computation of Inbreeding, Genome Uniqueness and Pedigree Completeness ![]() |
How to compute inbreeding, genome uniqueness and pedigree completeness in bulk, using the Extended Edition. |
Extended Edition: How To Display A Kinship Matrix ![]() |
How to display a kinship/relationship matrix, using the Extended Edition. |
Extended Edition: How To Compute Mean Kinships ![]() |
How to compute mean kinships for the breeding pool, using the Extended Edition. |
Extended Edition: Founder Analysis - How To Compute Founder Equivalents, Contributions And Related Metrics ![]() |
How to analyse founder contributions and compute founder equivalents, using the Extended Edition. |