Genetics of the Fowl is still the most useful work on Poultry genetics.
Professor Hutt was sympathetic to the needs of practical farmers, show breeders, and researchers, so this book is fa. crossing, and much more. progeny testing, inBreeding vs. recessive characteristics, individual selection vs.
Just the last chapter, "Genetics in Practice," provides the best introduction to successful Poultry Breeding ever written, covering the difference between Breeding for dominant vs.
Genetics of the Fowl is still the most useful work on Poultry genetics