After all, there is no science in the study of roosters’ ability.

In gamefowl breeding, practical knowledge, not in-depth genetics, is most important. Let’s still be practical breeders of the gamefowl with little knowledge in genetics. Besides, genetics alone does not make good gamefowl breeders. So why would we not take advantage of it? We don’t have to be geneticists. Now, what these great masters failed to tell us, science can explain. Thus, we have an English game and later the American game. They had formed their own principles without being able to scientifically explain them. And, these good European and American breeders had a keen sense of observation that they had noted and been able to formulate theories based on these specific results and the steps they took in reaching it. They reached specific instances without being aware of scientific principles. Even before the principles of genetics were discovered and articulated gamefowl breeders were already involved in genetics.Ĭenturies ago, breeders had unknowingly benefited from then already existing but yet unknown laws of inheritance of chicken genes. If we want to be into breeding we can’t avoid getting involved with genetics because genetics is the science of breeding. However, it does not mean that practical breeding is totally devoid of science.

Rather it sets realistic desirable objectives and tries to achieve these goals as economically as possible in terms of time, money and effort. Practical breeding does not deal with in-depth genetics. Let’s not confuse ourselves with too many technical matters. It tries to make the complicated simple and the hard easy. Practical breeding of the gamefowl concerns with practicality.

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