Yep. Thats it.
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Since I have spent my life as a college professor teaching biology and listing the male parent first for mammals. I did some research on google scholar and found that the male is listed first in scientific literature on poultry. However, the researchers do specify the order of the cross in each article to be sure they are clear. That is not difficult and will prevent confusion. The following are examples of research articles in various species of poultry:There is a rule in breeding that you always list the female parent first! In this case the hen. The reason for this is to standardize the literature and eliminate confusion. There is no need to say which is the hen or rooster because it is understood. This can eliminate confusion in instances where there are differences between the results of the cross due to the parental order such as sexlinked traits. I have been researching autosexed breeds, sexlinks and crosses with the same. While trying to follow the threads I have run into many instances where people talk about their crosses and share pictures alternating the order of the parents til you aren't sure which way the cross was done or how to intemperate the results. and it all becomes meaningless.
Another reason for this rule is that it is easier to be sure of the female parent than the male, where there can sometimes be a surprise.
Please share this rule with others as it will help simplify discussions and eliminate confusion. A benefit may be to make make results more searchable. Ie what happens when I cross Barred Rock x blue Ameraucana vs Blue Ameraucana x Barred Rock.
I would say that in animal breeding the male is first because the male can produce many more offspring than the female. With animals if you can't control the breeding and know who the father is than you are not a breeder. Poultry breeding has traditionally been done with 1 rooster and a group of hens so it was possible to know the father but not know the individual mother. Poultry scientist use the 1 male to many females too most of the time 1 male to 10 females. Trap nests and individual pairs are the only way to know who the mother is as hens happily lay in the same nests.
Interesting, I would never have thought they would do it differently in plants and animals. The way we group things in plant breeding is by family lines. Following the male line would not work. It only takes a little stray pollen and you would be following the wrong family lines from then on. It is much easier to be sure of the female line. I wonder what their reasoning is for putting the male first?