If a dog, cat, or other animal has a pedigree, its ancestors are known and recorded. An animal is considered to have a good pedigree when all its known ancestors are of the same type. 60 per cent of dogs and ten per cent of cats have pedigrees
A family lineage, or a chart of a family lineage that follows the inheritance of a particular trait
There are two main types of pedigrees A straight generational one is like the family tree of the horse (this is referenced as the 7-generation pedigree at the bottom of the family page of a horse) A catalogue style page is the other sort This is shown on the family page of each racehorse and outlines a quick 4 generation family tree, a summary of the sire and the racetrack performance of the maternal line See our "how-to" guide here