Donald Shaver search widely for diversified breeding stock. Local breeders, knowing his reputation were reluctant to sell to him for fear of competition. In 1946, there were 256 registered chicken breeders in Canada. Shaver Poultry became the 257th. By 1958, only Shaver remained, along with seven other major poultry breeders worldwide. The principle of hybrid vigour had been well established for corn, but the costs and time required to test chicken crosses were higher. Small breeders (as Shaver was at the time) could not afford permanent scientific staff, so Shaver obtained assistance from geneticists conducting research at universities and government institutions. Shaver
Jeff Shaver Jeff Shaver Jeffrey Thomas Shaver (born July 30, 1963) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics on July 6, 1988. Shaver attended Fredonia High School, where he played baseball, basketball and soccer. He went on to play college baseball at SUNY Fredonia. He was drafted by the A's in the 22nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. After being drafted, he was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. Shaver began his professional career later that year with the minor league Medford A's, where he posted an 8–4