For successful poultry farming, it is necessary to study the classification of poultry. In ancient times, all domestic birds lived in the forest. The original homeland of chicken is considered to be India and the middle part of East Asia.
The prehistoric jungle chicken was first raised as poultry in some regions such as Malaysia and Java in Southeast Asia. Back then, people hunted jungle birds for meat and raised them at home to fight with chickens as a source of entertainment.
The modern day chicken is thought to have evolved from the Red Jungle Chicken of the time. The class, breed, variety and breed of chicken are described below.
Classification of birds
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Type: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Subclass: Neornithes
- Order: Galliformes
- Family: Phasianidae
- Subfamily: Phasianinae
- Gender: Gallus
- Species: G.gallus.
- Subspecies: Domestic Gg
- Scientific name: Gallus gallus domesticus.
To classify
A chicken originating from a certain place, with the same or similar characteristics, belongs to the same class. For example, Asian class, European class, American class, etc.
nests
Within a class, chickens of the same size, shape and characteristic resemblance belong to the same breed. For example, Livorno, Menorca, etc.
the diversity
Variety is determined by plumage color, crest, or other physical characteristics of the breed. For example, white livorno, black majorca, etc.
Tension
Strains are produced for a specific purpose by internal insemination for at least five generations. For example, the star cross is white, the star cross is brown, the star cross, etc.
HYBRID
Hybrid chicks are produced to improve quality and productivity by inseminating the same breed or a different breed. Hybrid chickens become more productive than their parents.
hybrid layer
Laying hybrids are designed to produce more eggs by insemination with the same breed or other selected breeds.
grill
Broilers are chickens 6-8 weeks old and weighing 2-2.5 kg, which are used only for meat production.
chicken farming
Chicks between 9 and 20 weeks old are called growing chicks.
Original classification
There are four types of chicken by origin.
- Asian: Brahma, longson, kohin, atyl, etc.
- English: Austrolorp, Cornish, Dorking, Orpington, etc.
- Mediterranean: Livorno, Majorca, Ancona, Fayumi, etc.
- American: Road Island Red, New Hampshire, Plymouth Rock, etc.
Manufacturing classification
According to the production base, there are three types of chicken meat.
Layer
The laying hen is intended for the production of eggs. Some popular laying hen breeds are Leghorn, Menorca, Ancona, Fayoumi, Isa Brown, Babycock, Star Cross, Lohman, etc.
grill
Broiler chickens are intended for meat production only. Plymouth Rock, Cornwall, Sussex, Dorking, Cochin, Brahma, Asil, Star Brow, High Line, etc. are popular broiler breeds.
Egg and Meat
These breeds are used for both egg and meat production. Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, Plymouth Rock, etc. are popular breeds for meat and egg production.
