Horse breeding and chicken breeding might seem like completely different endeavours yet it turns out they have quite a bit in common. And they’re underpinned by the same genetic principles.
With more than 50 years’ experience raising foals, esteemed Australian stock horse breeder Jeanette Gower knows a thing or two about genetics and its practical application.
I was keen to find out and find out what the horse breeding experience can teach us about how to approach poultry.
In this conversation, I pick Jeanette’s brain on everything from inbreeding and outcrossing to hybrid vigour.
