Poultry Production Basics: Chicken Classification, Breeds and Strains (Part 2)
Explore “Chicken Classification, Breeds and Strains” in this Poultry Production Basics lesson. Part 2 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
- Developing new more productive layer and broiler strains
- DOMESTICATED SPECIES OF POULTRY
- Taxonomy of the domestic fowl
- Commercial Classification of chicken
- 2.LAYER (Egg type)
Contents
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- Developing new more productive layer and broiler strains
- DOMESTICATED SPECIES OF POULTRY
- Taxonomy of the domestic fowl
- Commercial Classification of chicken
- 2.LAYER (Egg type)
- 3.Dual purposes (meat and egg)
- Birds of both sexes which are kept for breeding purpose to obtain fertilized eggs for hatching to get chi
- Poultry Breeds
- Breed: A group of birds which are similar in shape, size and body conformation, and descendants of common
- Strain: It indicates a group of birds with some special characters within a breed or variety.
- Chicken external parties
- CLASSIFICATION OF CHICKEN
- BASED ON THE PLACE OF ORIGIN
- BASED ON UTILITY, ECONOMICS OR COMMERCIAL VALUE
- GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS STANDARD CLASSES OF CHICKEN
- Comb shape in chicken
- Rhode Island Red Breed
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Read the original source document
Introduction to Poultry Production: original teaching slides for this study series.
Developing new more productive layer and broiler strains
Genetic improvement – Broilers which achieved mean body weight of 1500 g at 8 weeks of age during early eighties of 20th century attain 1.8-2.0 kg mean body weight at present in about 38 days of age. Developing new more productive layer and broiler strains Development of vaccines Giving freedom to the poultry farmers for fixing prices for egg through organizations Financing of poultry schemes
DOMESTICATED SPECIES OF POULTRY
DOMESTICATED SPECIES OF POULTRY Poultry is including: Domestic fowl (chicken) Ducks and geese guinea fowl pigeons and doves
Taxonomy of the domestic fowl
Taxonomy of the domestic fowl Kingdom – Animalia Phylum – Chordata Class – Aves Subclass – Neomithes Order – Galliformes Family – Phasinidae Genus – Gallus Specie – Gallus domesticus
Commercial Classification of chicken
Commercial Classification of chicken 1.BROILER (Meat Type) They are breeds raised for meat production. They are fast growing poultry birds of young age They have large body size(heavy breeds) They attain live body weight of 1.5 kg or more in 37-42 days. Example: Langshan/Brahma
2.LAYER (Egg type)
2.LAYER (Egg type) These are breeds raised for egg production. They lay table quality egg (for food of human consumption). Laying starts from 21-72 weeks and may lay 150 to 300 eggs per year. They have small body size and slow growth rate. Examples are :Leghorn
3.Dual purposes (meat and egg)
3.Dual purposes (meat and egg) These are birds that are raised for both meat and egg production. Example : Rhode Island Red
Birds of both sexes which are kept for breeding purpose to obtain fertilized eggs for hatching to get chi
Birds of both sexes which are kept for breeding purpose to obtain fertilized eggs for hatching to get chicks i.e. broilers or layers.
Poultry Breeds
Poultry Breeds Definitions: Species: It is a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding, and considered as the basic unit of taxonomy. Class: It indicates group of breeds developed in a particular geographical area. The breeds of chicken are classified into four classes: American class, English class, Mediterranean class and Asiatic class.
Breed: A group of birds which are similar in shape, size and body conformation, and descendants of common
Breed: A group of birds which are similar in shape, size and body conformation, and descendants of common ancestry is known as breed. Variety: It is the sub-division of a breed distinguished mainly by colour of plumage, type of comb, etc. For example, Leghorn breed of chicken has 12 varieties.
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Strain: It indicates a group of birds with some special characters within a breed or variety.
Strain: It indicates a group of birds with some special characters within a breed or variety. It is developed by a breeder by introducing some economic characters like egg size, growth rate, feed efficiency, laying ability, mortality, etc. Nowadays strain is more popular than breed concept. For example, Anak-2000, Hubbard, Caribro-91, Vencob, Starbro are some broiler strains of chicken.
Chicken external parties
Chicken external parties
CLASSIFICATION OF CHICKEN
CLASSIFICATION OF CHICKEN Based on the place of origin (Standard or official classification) Based on utility, economics or commercial value
BASED ON THE PLACE OF ORIGIN
BASED ON THE PLACE OF ORIGIN Asiatic – Eg. Brahma, Langshan, Cochin American – Eg. Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, Wyandotte Mediterranean – Eg. Leghorn, Minorca, Ancona English – Eg. Orpington , Sussex, Cornish Continental – Eg. Houdans, Hamburg, Polish, Campines, Lackvelders Oriental – Eg. Malaya, Yokohama, Sumatra, Cubalayas French, South American (or) Latin American – Eg. Araucana African – Eg. Negro, Jago
BASED ON UTILITY, ECONOMICS OR COMMERCIAL VALUE
BASED ON UTILITY, ECONOMICS OR COMMERCIAL VALUE Egg-type: Eg. Leghorn Meat-type: Eg. Cornish, Plymouth Rock Dual purpose: Eg. Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire Fancy variety or Exhibition – type: Eg. Silky, Frizzled, Bantams.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS STANDARD CLASSES OF CHICKEN
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS STANDARD CLASSES OF CHICKEN American Class Body size – Medium to heavy Egg shell colour -Brown Shanks – Clean and yellow Skin – yellow (except Jersey Black giant, where the shanks are black Ear lobes-Red Comb Shape- Rose or Single Eg. Plymouth rock, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, Jersey Black giant, New Hampshire
Comb shape in chicken
Comb shape in chicken
Rhode Island Red Breed
Rhode Island Red Breed
Review questions and answers
What are the key points about Developing new more productive layer and broiler strains?
Genetic improvement – Broilers which achieved mean body weight of 1500 g at 8 weeks of age during early eighties of 20th century attain 1.8-2.0 kg mean body weight at present in about 38 days of age. Developing new more productive layer and broiler strains Development of vaccines Giving freedom to the poultry farmers for fixing prices for egg through…
What are the key points about DOMESTICATED SPECIES OF POULTRY?
DOMESTICATED SPECIES OF POULTRY Poultry is including: Domestic fowl (chicken) Ducks and geese guinea fowl pigeons and doves
What are the key points about Taxonomy of the domestic fowl?
Taxonomy of the domestic fowl Kingdom – Animalia Phylum – Chordata Class – Aves Subclass – Neomithes Order – Galliformes Family – Phasinidae Genus – Gallus Specie – Gallus domesticus
What are the key points about Commercial Classification of chicken?
Commercial Classification of chicken 1.BROILER (Meat Type) They are breeds raised for meat production. They are fast growing poultry birds of young age They have large body size(heavy breeds) They attain live body weight of 1.5 kg or more in 37-42 days. Example: Langshan/Brahma
What are the key points about 2.LAYER (Egg type)?
2.LAYER (Egg type) These are breeds raised for egg production. They lay table quality egg (for food of human consumption). Laying starts from 21-72 weeks and may lay 150 to 300 eggs per year. They have small body size and slow growth rate. Examples are :Leghorn
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 DOMESTICATED SPECIES OF POULTRY 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.