Cancer can have genetic causes so I would assume its possible to breed it out of lines. I can imagine it being very difficult though. You would have to keep all of your adults which have been bred from and if they develope cancer then you would ahve to cull back all through their related lines. It would be a massive undertaking and probably quite distressing.
I personally try to keep a few adult does from my breeding lines and keep them in a big tank for my favorite retired does. I haven't had any tumours crop up yet (and I dont think I would cull back even if they did-unless they all did at a very young age) but it would help to be aware of health problems.
I personally try to keep a few adult does from my breeding lines and keep them in a big tank for my favorite retired does. I haven't had any tumours crop up yet (and I dont think I would cull back even if they did-unless they all did at a very young age) but it would help to be aware of health problems.
