Dr Elio Corti
Valenza - Italy

20-2-1995

My dear Elio,

I am enclosing some material which may be useful information for you in compiling your book on Poultry genetics. There is a paper entitled The subspecies of the Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus gallus suffices as the matriarchic ancestor of all domestic fowl). I received this recently from my friend Hoffmann from Canada with whom I correspond. I have not studied this in depth as yet and I doubt whether I will be able to understand it as my knowledge of genetics is not good enough to understand the processes of DNA testing and interpretation is very poor. I have never had any academic training. I think you will be able to understand it.

Hoffmann’s comment was that this paper settles the question of ALL domestic chickens are descended from the Red Jungle Fowl as suggested by Charles Darwin. However I am not convinced as you would be aware from my writings. Let me know what you think after reading the paper.

I have been going through my files and have taken copies of some papers by Clive Carefoot and also a letter I received from him a few years back in answer to some question I have asked of him.

I have a great deal of material in my files and I will search for more. Also enclosed is a list of Elliot Kimball’s publications which the ones marked I have. If you would like any or all of them please let me know and I will copy them for you. Just quote the number alongside the articles. I have my copier going now, so no trouble to make copies.

My filing system here is not very good so I will have to search around for other material an poultry genetics which I know I have got here somewhere. All for now.

Regards.