Gregor Mendel's First Law of Inheritance – The Law of Chromosome Segregation Gregor Mendel, who is known as the “father of modern genetics,” studied variations in pea plants. Between 1856 and 1863, Mendel […]

Dominant and Recessive Characteristics and Traits In one of Gregor Mendel’s experiments, he crossed a plant pure for green pods with one pure for yellow pods. The resulting seeds […]

Obstacles Associated with Selection As we all know, very well, no two birds are alike, even when closely related. For instance, if you were to analyze a group of fowl […]

SAFEGUARDING GENETIC DIVERSITY OF INDIGENOUS CHICKENS 09-02-2022 By Tony Mcdougal A cheaper way of freezing reproductive cells could help secure food production in low and […]

HOW IMPORTANT IS SELECTION? Being a huge proponent of selection, I’m frequently asked “how important is selection?” Let me start with a question of my own. “How […]

Tandem Selection – is it good or bad? Tandem selection is a process in which the breeder selects traits one at a time, one after another, and ignores all the other traits. […]

The Power of a Previous Mating There are breeders who believe that the parent of one sex has more influence on one particular trait or a combination of traits, […]

Natures Influence on Domestication How we can use the Mechanisms of Evolution to Improve our Selective Breeding Practices Our Special Guest is Rick Coste, Author of […]

Ep218 – Bred to Perfection: Live Q&A Session In this episode of ‘Bred to Perfection,’ hosts Kenny Troiano, Frank Bradley, and Nancy Troiano share their recent fun-filled visit to […]

How to Select the Proper Brood Fowl: A Five Stage Process A Guide for Chicken and Gamefowl Breeders Are you ready to take your breeding program to the next level? In this episode, host […]

Avian Influenza & Biosecurity: What Every Poultry Breeder Must Know In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo, poultry veterinarian from UC Davis, to unpack the critical connection between […]

Mastering the Art of Breeding: Building Bloodlines for Future Generations Ep26 Members Roundtable In this episode, hosts Kenny Troiano and Frank Bradley talks about the art and science of breeding. […]

Define Your Selection Points: The Blueprint for Building a True Strain What separates a flock from a true strain? In this episode, we discuss the uncompromising world of selective breeding. From disease […]

IN PURSUIT OF PERFECTION Progress is made by selecting one trait, not from the selection of multiple trait When selecting brood fowl, seldom does a breeder […]

Bloodlines & Beyond: Mastering the Breeding Process, Genetics, and Preserving Legacy – Ep25 Members Roundtable In this exclusive Member’s Round Table episode, Kenny and Nancy walk about the art and science of breeding chickens and gamefowl. […]

The Significance of Variation Variation is not only important, but it’s a necessity to a successful breeding program. In fact, not understanding the significance o […]

SELECTION OF BROOD FOWL – part two BENEFITS OF SINGLE MATING: Any great breeder of will tell you that champions are only produced by perpetuating the blood of […]

Managing the Molt: The Costly Mistake of Cutting Protein and Weight For serious gamefowl breeders and poultry keepers, molt isn’t just a downtime — it’s a genetic checkpoint and a vital phase that […]

SELECTION OF BROOD FOWL – part one “Birds of strong constitution and in perfect health should be selected to breed from. An old author on the subject says, “ […]