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POULTRY BREEDS
The document lists and describes various breeds and varieties of domestic chickens. It divides chickens into major classes including American, English, Mediterranean, Asiatic, and Continental. Specific breeds mentioned include Rhode Island Red, Cornish, Leghorn, Brahma, and Welsummer. It also covers bantam breeds, Indian chicken breeds, and the junglefowl ancestors of domestic chickens.
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- 1. Breeds and Varietiesof Chickens
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- 3. Major Classes ofChicken American Class English Class Mediterranean Class Asiatic Class Continental Class Bantams Indian Breeds of Chicken Junglefowls (Ancestral Chicken)
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- 11. English Class AustralorpCornish Dorking Orpington Sussex
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- 16. Mediterranean Class LeghornMinorca Ancona Andalusian Catalana
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- 21. Asiatic Class BrahmaCochin Langshan Sumatra
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- 66. Junglefowls (Ancestors) RedJunglefowl Grey Junglefowl Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Junglefowl Javan (Green) Junglefowl
- 67. Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus )
- 68. Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii )
- 69. Ceylon Junglefowl (Gallus lafayetii )
- 70. Javan Junglefowl (GreenJunglefowl) ( Gallus varius )