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Re: Feather Mutilation Genetically Inherited
Posted by paul on 3/07/06

that would be all true

Paul


On 3/07/06, Rocko's Mom wrote:
> In 1995 when I purchased my Moluccan my breeder talked
> about selective breeding and how he selected against
> aggression and feather mutilation. I cannot believe it took
> 12 years for that to be scientifically verified.
>
> ----"This is exciting because with the strong heritability
> of feather picking that we found, it might be possible to
> breed parrots that don't have the propensity to develop
> this behavior."-----
>
> After reading this article, I am so glad my breeder was
> knowledgeable enough to think outside the box and go
> against the norm.
>
>

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Feather Mutilation Genetically Inherited, 3/07/06, by Rocko's Mom.
• Re: Feather Mutilation Genetically Inherited, 3/07/06, by paul.