Ep238 - Breeders’ Insights – Beyond Common Sense in Breeding

Breeding is more than a tradition—it’s an intricate dance of
genetics, health, environment, and experience. In this episode of
Bred to Perfection, Kenny and Nancy Troiano delve into the art
and science behind breeding to perfection. Whether you're a
seasoned breeder or just getting started, this conversation
offers valuable insights into the crucial decisions and
strategies needed to improve your strains.


Key Takeaways:



Breeding Challenges: Discover why selecting
brood stock based on health, vigor, and conformation is vital.
Kenny highlights the importance of addressing defects and
deleterious genes, while keeping health and vigor at the
forefront of breeding decisions.


Inbreeding: A deep dive into the pros and cons
of inbreeding, particularly brother and sister matings. Kenny
explains how this method, when used strategically, can help
strengthen strains, but warns against using it with weaker
birds.


Environmental & Nutritional Factors: Learn
about common breeding pitfalls, such as over-worming,
over-medicating, and poor feeding practices. Kenny and Nancy
stress the importance of proper nutrition and environmental
management to ensure optimal breeding success.


Selecting Breeding Stock: Get tips on how to
choose the right birds, prioritizing traits like health, vigor,
type, conformation, and color. Kenny explains why accepting
faults in these areas can lead to their perpetuation in future
generations.


Genetics: The episode dives into the
complexities of genetic traits, focusing on how strategic
matings can fix traits like color and type. Kenny underscores
the importance of understanding genetic dominance and recessive
traits in successful breeding.



This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to refine their
breeding practices and produce healthier, more robust bloodlines
and strains. Whether you’re working with a small backyard flock
or pursuing more advanced breeding goals, Kenny and Nancy’s
advice will help you take your breeding to the next level.


Final Thoughts:
Join the Breeders Academy community to further your breeding
knowledge and access a wealth of resources designed to help you
thrive. Take your strain to new heights—listen now!


Make sure to follow and watch our future shows.
We plan to dive deep into the world of breeding and genetics,
nutrition and health management, and provide essential tips, so
you too can create high quality strains.  Whether you're
breeding domestic chickens, gamefowl, or various types of
livestock, this show is for you. 


Join us on Bred to Perfection Live, Friday’s at 6pm PST
or 9pm EST on YouTube, as we discuss
the benefits of creating your own strain.


See ya there!


Kenny Troiano


Founder of "The Breeders Academy"


We specialize in breeding, and breeding related
topics. This includes proper selection practices and the
use of proven breeding programs. It is our mission to provide our
followers and members a greater understanding of poultry
breeding, poultry genetics, poultry health care and disease
prevention, and how to improve the production and performance
ability of your fowl. 


If you are interested in creating a strain, or improving
your established strain, you are in the right
place. 


We also want to encourage you to join us at the Breeders
Academy, where we will not only help you increase your
knowledge of breeding and advance your skills as a breeder, but
improve the quality and performance of your fowl.


If you would like to learn more, go to:
https://www.breedersacademy.com


In this episode, Kenny Troiano, host of the 'Bred to Perfection'
podcast and founder of the Breeders Academy, discusses various
aspects of breeding. Kenny emphasizes the importance of health,
vigor, and type over purely aesthetic traits when selecting
breeding stock. He answers listener questions about inbreeding,
brother-sister matings, and using supplements. The episode
highlights the challenges of breeding, the importance of
selective breeding over hybridizing, and the need to cultivate a
sustainable and robust lineage.


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