Poultry Production Basics: Chicken Breeds, Hybrids and Poultry Terms (Part 3)
Explore “Chicken Breeds, Hybrids and Poultry Terms” in this Poultry Production Basics lesson. Part 3 of the five-part series brings together the source material and lesson topics. Use the contents links to find a section, read the notes, and consult the complete original teaching slides below.
Lesson topics
- Asiatic Class
- English Class
- Mediterranean Class
- Characteristics of Important Breeds of Chicken
- Standard weight: Cock 2.7 kg, Hen 2.0 kg
Contents
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- Asiatic Class
- English Class
- Mediterranean Class
- Characteristics of Important Breeds of Chicken
- Standard weight: Cock 2.7 kg, Hen 2.0 kg
- White Leghorn
- Rhode Island Red (RIR)
- Colour of earlobe: Reddish
- Australorp
- Standard weight: Cock 3.8 kg, Hen 3.0 kg
- Light Sussex
- Standard weight: Cock 4.0 kg, Hen 3.0 kg
- Hybrid Chicken
- Common egg-type hybrid chicken
- Breed crosses:
- 3. Sussex – hampshire: The Sussex male is crossed ‘with Hampshire female to produce this breed cross.
- NOMENCLATURE OF DIFFERENT POULTRY SPECIES (Age and Sex wise)
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Introduction to Poultry Production: original teaching slides for this study series.
Asiatic Class
Asiatic Class Body size -Heavy Egg shell colour-Brown, Broody with motherly instinct Ear lobes -Red, mostly Shank – feathered and yellow Skin – Yellow (except Langshan) Eg: Brahma, Cochin, Langshan
English Class
English Class Body size – Medium to large Egg shell colour – Brown Ear lobes – Red Shank – Clean and White Skin -White Comb shape -Single (except Cornish with pea comb) Eg: Australorp, Cornish, Dorking, Orpington and Sussex.
Mediterranean Class
Mediterranean Class Body size -Small Egg-type, non-broody Egg shell color – White Ear lobes -White Shanks – Clean and yellow/slate coloured Skin -Yellow or White Eg: Leghorn, Minorca, Ancona, Andalusian
Characteristics of Important Breeds of Chicken
Characteristics of Important Breeds of Chicken White Leghorn Origin: Leghorn village of Italy. It is a breed of Mediterranean class. General appearance : Small and very compact, small head with well set comb and wattle, long back, prominent breast, tail lowered down, it is the neatest of all birds. Plumage colour: White evenly distributed over the entire body surface.
Standard weight: Cock 2.7 kg, Hen 2.0 kg
Standard weight: Cock 2.7 kg, Hen 2.0 kg Skin colour: Yellow Colour of earlobe: Yellowish white Shank: Yellow colour, clean Colour of beak: Yellow Egg shell colour: White Commercial importance: Egg type bird. All the commercial hybrid layers are derived from this breed.
White Leghorn
White Leghorn
Rhode Island Red (RIR)
Rhode Island Red (RIR) Origin: It is originated in Rhode Island State of America. It is a breed of American class. General appearance: Long rectangular body, broad and deep breast, flat back, massive look. Plumage Colour: Brownish red and well glossed. Standard weight: Cock 3.8 kg, Hen 3.0 kg Skin colour: Yellow
Colour of earlobe: Reddish
Colour of earlobe: Reddish Shank: Yellow coloured, clean Colour of beak: blackish Egg shell colour: Brown Commercial Importance: Dual purpose for egg and meat. More resistant to diseases than other exotic breeds. Used for upgrading the local stock.
Rhode Island Red (RIR)
Rhode Island Red (RIR)
Australorp
Australorp Origin: This breed is developed in Australia from Black Orpington. It is an English breed. General appearance: Very fleshy, body slopes gradually towards tail, deep body, closely feathered, long back, more upright and less massive look. Plumage colour: Black, plumage is lustrous greenish black in all the sections of the body.
Standard weight: Cock 3.8 kg, Hen 3.0 kg
Standard weight: Cock 3.8 kg, Hen 3.0 kg Skin colour: White Colour of earlobe: Red Colour of Shank: Black or dark slate coloured, clean Colour of beak: Black Egg shell colour: Brown Commercial Importance: Dual purpose for egg and meat. They can maintain themselves in wet and heavy rainfall areas.
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Australorp
Australorp.
Light Sussex
Light Sussex Origin: This breed is originated in Sussex country of England. It is a light variety of Sussex breed of English class. General appearance: Deep body with very good fleshing quality, broad shoulder. Plumage colour: White plumage with black streaked feathers on neck and tail.
Standard weight: Cock 4.0 kg, Hen 3.0 kg
Standard weight: Cock 4.0 kg, Hen 3.0 kg Skin colour: White Colour of earlobe: Red Shank: White coloured, clean Colour of beak: Coloured Egg shell colour: Brown Commercial importance: Meat type
Light Sussex
Light Sussex.
Hybrid Chicken
Hybrid Chicken Nowadays pure breeds of chicken are not generally used for commercial production of egg or meat. First, the pure breeds are replaced by breed crosses, and now breed crosses are replaced by strain crosses.
Common egg-type hybrid chicken
Common egg-type hybrid chicken BV-300, ISA, Babcock, Bovans, Euribrid, Hyline, HH-260, Dekalb, Keystone,Lohmann and H & N Nick chick. Common Meat-type hybrid chicken Cobb, Ross, Steggles, Arbor acres, Hub chicks, Hybro, Hubbard, Lohmann, Pilch,Starbro, Tegel, Anak-2000, Marshall, Peterson, Samrat-2000 and Avian-34.
Breed crosses:
Breed crosses: 1. Austra – white: The Australorp male is crossed with White Leghorn female to produce this breed cross. 2.Rhodo – white: The Rhode Island Red male is crossed with White Leghorn female to produce this breed cross. White plumage is dominant with occasional blackish feathers.
3. Sussex – hampshire: The Sussex male is crossed 'with Hampshire female to produce this breed cross.
3. Sussex – hampshire: The Sussex male is crossed 'with Hampshire female to produce this breed cross. 4. Red- rock: The Rhode Island Red male is crossed with Barred Plymouth Rock to produce this breed cross. The male progenies are barred and females are black.
NOMENCLATURE OF DIFFERENT POULTRY SPECIES (Age and Sex wise)
NOMENCLATURE OF DIFFERENT POULTRY SPECIES (Age and Sex wise)
Review questions and answers
What are the key points about Asiatic Class?
Asiatic Class Body size -Heavy Egg shell colour-Brown, Broody with motherly instinct Ear lobes -Red, mostly Shank – feathered and yellow Skin – Yellow (except Langshan) Eg: Brahma, Cochin, Langshan
What are the key points about English Class?
English Class Body size – Medium to large Egg shell colour – Brown Ear lobes – Red Shank – Clean and White Skin -White Comb shape -Single (except Cornish with pea comb) Eg: Australorp, Cornish, Dorking, Orpington and Sussex.
What are the key points about Mediterranean Class?
Mediterranean Class Body size -Small Egg-type, non-broody Egg shell color – White Ear lobes -White Shanks – Clean and yellow/slate coloured Skin -Yellow or White Eg: Leghorn, Minorca, Ancona, Andalusian
What are the key points about Characteristics of Important Breeds of Chicken?
Characteristics of Important Breeds of Chicken White Leghorn Origin: Leghorn village of Italy. It is a breed of Mediterranean class. General appearance : Small and very compact, small head with well set comb and wattle, long back, prominent breast, tail lowered down, it is the neatest of all birds. Plumage colour: White evenly distributed over the entire…
What are the key points about Standard weight: Cock 2.7 kg, Hen 2.0 kg?
Standard weight: Cock 2.7 kg, Hen 2.0 kg Skin colour: Yellow Colour of earlobe: Yellowish white Shank: Yellow colour, clean Colour of beak: Yellow Egg shell colour: White Commercial importance: Egg type bird. All the commercial hybrid layers are derived from this breed.
More lessons from this document
- Introduction to Poultry Production — Part 1
- Introduction to Poultry Production — Part 2
- Introduction to Poultry Production — Part 3
- Introduction to Poultry Production — Part 4
- Introduction to Poultry Production — Part 5
Conclusion
The important points in Common egg-type hybrid chicken should be reviewed alongside the definitions, examples and comparisons given above. Continue with the other four articles to cover the rest of the source material.