Poultry Breeds

Pym, R. A. E., Hoffmann, I., & Guerne Bleich, E. (September 2006). The approach

described here was to estimate production from indigenous scavenging flocks based on

published estimates of the proportion they comprised of the national flock, as well as on

published reports on flock structure, productivity, and egg management. This was done

because there were almost no reliable data available from within the country on the relative

production and consumption of eggs and meat from the different genotype groups.

According to published estimates, the national flocks of emerging nations in Africa and Asia

contained between 70 and 95 percent, on average, of indigenous birds. The contribution of

indigenous chickens to overall egg consumption was predicted to be fairly minor while

making up approximately 20% of the national flock .

A. L. Lambio claims. (2000). More than 7,100 islands make up the archipelago

known as the Republic of the Philippines. Mountains, bodies of water, and limited

transportation infrastructure separate many tiny islands and even some regions inside large

islands. More than 50% of the chicken population still consists of the native and improved

kinds despite the decades-old introduction of alien commercial breeds and hybrids. The

identification, documentation, and use of the local hens have recently attracted considerable

attention. The most researched genetic groupings include "Banaba," "Bolinao," "Camarines,"

and "Paraoakan." A number of genetic groups have been found and recorded. This essay

highlights some of these four genetic groupings' most significant qualitative and quantitative

characteristics.

There are many breeds of poultry they can be defined according to their class and

uses such meat class, egg class, fancy class and dual purpose class.

Reference:

Pym, R. A. E., Guerne Bleich, E., & Hoffmann, I. (2006, September). The relative

contribution of indigenous chicken breeds to poultry meat and egg production and
consumption in the developing countries of Africa and Asia. In Proceedings of the XII

European Poultry Conference (Vol. 1014, p. 197).

Lambio, A. L. (2000). Philippine native chickens. Philippine Agricultural Scientist

(Philippines).