Pedigree, family, and lineage

Open Pedigree Studio to explore an animal's parents and relatives without changing the saved family tree. You can also add missing parents when you have editing access, or share the pedigree information other people are allowed to see.

Open Pedigree Studio

1. Open the animal's profile and select Pedigree.
2. Select Open Pedigree Studio above the preview.

Explore the family

• Pedigree shows ancestry by generation. Family groups the relatives available around the focused animal.
• Descendants lets you choose how many generations of offspring to show.
• Canvas shows a visual tree. Outline shows a scrollable list, useful on a phone.
• Table lists animals loaded in the current view. It is not a search of the entire herdbook.

Select a relative, open Details, then choose Focus here to explore from that animal. Home returns to your starting animal; Recent returns to an earlier focus. None of these navigation choices changes parentage.

Use the pedigree tasks

Sign in and open Tasks for these tools:

• Review brings together pedigree work that needs your attention.
• Lineage Table builds an ancestor list beyond the animals currently on screen, within your access.
• Relationship compares two animals you can access.
• Pair Lab explores a hypothetical pairing privately. It does not record a mating or change either pedigree.
• Import animals starts an import from an existing document or file.

Fill a missing parent

1. Select the animal with the missing parent.
2. Open Add, then choose Add sire or Add dam when available.
3. Search for the existing animal before creating a new reference profile for an ancestor you do not own.

Editing depends on your access to that animal. To change an existing parent, use the edit control in the profile's Family panel. For a document you already have, see Importing a pedigree.

Share without exposing private information

Select Share to open Share this Studio view. Copy public Studio link checks what a signed-out visitor can see; if necessary, it uses a safe public starting view or explains why sharing is unavailable.

Download PDF and Download PNG require a free account and create the standard ancestry certificate, not a copy of every current view or task. Private pedigree access remains restricted.

Trust labels describe the support for a record, not a guarantee. Missing information can reflect privacy or an unfinished branch. Add registrations and supporting documents through Records.

Related information

• Adding an animal to Creatures
• Reference animals: documenting lineage and inviting the owner

Updated on: 03/09/2026