Gregor Mendel's Second Law of Inheritance, and how it applies to breeding gamefowl and chickens Developed by Gregor Mendel, “The Law of Independent Assortment,” also known as “Inheritance Law,” is the second of two major […]

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 […]