Dr
Irina Moiseyeva
Moscow - Russia
8-2-1996
Dear
Dr Moiseyeva,
First
of all I must apologise for not writing sooner but I have been indisposed for
a while an only now trying to catch up on my correspondence as I write to many
people.
Thank
you for the book and the other material. I cannot read the Russian language
but I will endeavour to get some of it translated.
I
have been researching the Origin Evolution History and Distribution of the
domestic chicken - poultry genetics - history of the breeds for over 20 years
and have collected quite an amount of material on these subjects during those
years. Together with my son I have breed exhibition fowls for nearly 30 years.
It
has been necessary for me to make contact with many people all over the world
in the course of my researches.
I
am not an academic and I am not an expert in the field of poultry genetics
although I do have some knowledge in the subject and have carried out
experiments in colour breeding in poultry. I only wish I had made in depth a
study of genetics earlier in my life.
I
would appreciate a comment on my papers on the Origins etc I still have
further material not published.
From
your article on the Orloff it would appear it shows many traits of the Malay.
It is good that people like yourself are during in depth study on different
breeds.
I
have a fairly comprehensive poultry library with many authors just following
along from those before them, not doing any further study. This is not good
enough. Much research needs to be done.
I
hope to be visiting Dr Corti in Italy during May/June this year. He is very
busy with his book on Fowl genetics. I am pleased you were able to meet with
him. He visited me last May. I correspond with Dr Clive Carefoot in England
and Fred Jeffrey in the United States- They are both very knowledgeable in
poultry genetics. I hope to meet with Dr Carefoot when I go to Europe.
I
will be looking forward to comments from you and thank you once again.
Regards.