. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. February 10 1906, ®ttc g?reet>etr axxt* ^p&vi&xxxaxi 11 JUDICIOUS INBREEDING. "This subject has frequently been agitated in poultry puDli cations in its application to poultry breeding for tbu last twenty years, it being an import- ant question to those who seek to fix any particular type or characteristic in their stock; and although the subject is an old one, which has been worked over and over again, from every pos- sible standpoint, still, the question is often asked. "How far is it desirable to breed fowls in and in?" It has been
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. February 10 1906, ®ttc g?reet>etr axxt* ^p&vi&xxxaxi 11 JUDICIOUS INBREEDING. "This subject has frequently been agitated in poultry puDli cations in its application to poultry breeding for tbu last twenty years, it being an import- ant question to those who seek to fix any particular type or characteristic in their stock; and although the subject is an old one, which has been worked over and over again, from every pos- sible standpoint, still, the question is often asked. "How far is it desirable to breed fowls in and in?" It has been abundantly proved that by continuing this practice too long a time, or if done carelessly, without se- lection and discrimination, it resuua in constitutional weakness, decay, re- duction in size and loss of fecundity. On the other hand, it has been general- ly well proved that it is not prejudicial, but advantageous in standard breeding if intelligently practiced, and results in great satisfaction. Inbreeding in dogs, cattle or other animals, we leave to those who have studied that branch of reproduction, and confine our remarks to poultry only. It is asserted that in animals, where it is desired to develop the ner- vous temperment and mental qualities, crossing is preferable; but in fowls there is nothing gained by great devel- opment of brain, and it is a question whether this assumption is well founded when the selection of the ani- mal for inbreeding is intelligently made. Then again, the extent which in- breeding can be pursued without in- jury has been studied, and found to be much slower in injurious results than it has been generally understood to be, where the same has been intelligently practised, so much so that many are led to believe that it can be carried on indefinitely. The great object of in- breeding is to improve the stock in certain things, as for instance, a pe- culiar comb, a certain shape, or fine color or markings. A male, of good form and size, may sh
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