Great Breeders Maintain a Zero-Defect Policy Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to be a true breeder, or if you’re already on that path? The answer isn’t always cle […]

Decoding Genetics: Inbreeding, Mitochondrial DNA, and Breeding Strategies In this insightful episode of the Breeders Roundtable, hosts Kenny Troiano, Frank Bradley, and Nancy Troiano dive deep into the […]

Coccidiosis Control & Bloodline Excellence Building Stronger Chickens and Gamefowl Coccidiosis is one of the most common and most damaging diseases affecting chickens and […]

The Principles of Strain Creation in Animal Breeding In this episode, we delve into the six foundational principles of strain creation in animal breeding—crucial knowledge for anyone s […]

Inbreeding vs In-and-In Breeding (Members Only Version) Special Notice: Due to the content and discussion about breeding and the Founders Program, there are two versions of this episode. […]

Ten Reasons to Abandon a Strain and Start Over “I QUIT” 10 reasons to abandon a strain and start over (and, when is it time to create a new strain) Not to worry, I’m not […]

The Environment, and it’s influences on Genetic Inheritance There is a lot of confusion in this area of breeding. So much so, that many breeders are not able to produce high quality strains. […]

Building Unbreakable Bloodlines: Developing and Maintaining a Strong Strain Challenges, Solutions, and Long-Term Breeding Success Developing a true strain in chickens or gamefowl is more than pairing good […]

Episode 28 – Members Live Q&A | Breeders Academy Roundtable It’s time for another exclusive Members Roundtable inside the Breeders Academy community! Join us live on Wednesday at 6PM PST / 9 […]

EPIGENETICS AND EARLY DOMESTICATION Differences in hypothalamic DNA methylation between red junglefowl divergently selected for high or low fear of humans Published: […]

Great Breeders Breed on Purpose – Strategies for Creating True Strains Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to become a true breeder? Or, whether you are a true breeder right now? This can be […]

Breeders’ Insights – Beyond Common Sense in Breeding Mastering Chicken Breeding: Tips on Inbreeding, Hen Selection, and More! Welcome to another episode of ‘Bred to Perfection.’ In […]

Understand Sex-Linkage and Sex-Linked Traits In order to understand Sex-Linkage and Sex-Linked Traits, you have to know a little about genes and how they work. We talked about […]

The Misconceptions of Breeding with Tony Saville Old Wives’ Tales and Superstitions that Hold us Back This episode is about “The Misconceptions about Breeding.” These are popul […]