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    THE OUTCROSS: best practice

    Nov 17, 2021 4 minutes

    Expert advice • Opinion • Getting started • Species profiles • Key tips • Leading fanciers

    IT NEEDS to be initially established why an outcross is required. There could be a number of factors:

    ■ To introduce a new colour

    ■ To improve the overall quality of the stud

    ■ To improve a feature that is lacking (e.g., spot size and mask, size, overall deportment)

    ■ To rectify a shortage of hens or cocks

    ■ To replace shortages due to disease or an ageing stud.

    The effect of an outcross can instil vigour, fertility and resistance to disease, but it can also

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