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BREEDS OF CHICKEN
Dr Rameswar PandaTeaching Assistant
Dept. of Livestock Production ManagementCollege of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad
AMERICAN CLASS OF CHICKENBreed Comb
typeColour of ear lobe
Colour of skin
Colour of shank
Egg shell colour
Shank Feathers
Ply mouth rock
Single Red Yellow Yellow Brown No
Wyandotte
Rose Red Yellow Yellow Brown No
Rhode Island Red
Single/Rose
Red Yellow Yellow Brown No
New Hampshire
Single Red Yellow Yellow Brown No
Jersey Black Giant
Single Red/Grey Yellow/Black
Brown Brown No
PLY MOUTH ROCK White ply mouth
rock
Dual purpose
Barred ply mouth rock
WYNDOTTE Buffed Wyndotte
Dual type
White Wyndotte
RHODE ISLAND RED Obtained by
crossing of Brahma/Langshan and Chittagong fowls.
Dual purpose breed
Suited to tropical climate
NEW HAMPSHIRE Evolved from
Rhode Island Red
Dual purpose type.
JERSEY BLACK GIANT
Largest chicken breed
ENGLISH CLASS BREEDSBreed Comb
typeColour of ear lobe
Colour of skin
Colour of shank
Egg shell colour
Shank Feathers
Australorp Single Red White/black
Black Brown No
Cornish Pea Red Yellow Yellow Brown No
Dorking Single Red White White Tinted brown
No
Orphington
Single Red White Bluish Brown No
Sussex Single Red White White Tinted brown
No
AUSTRLORP Lustrous Greenish
black
Developed from Orphington
Dual purpose
Dark Cornish
White Cornish
White Laced Red Cornish
Produced by crossing Aseel/Malay breed with English game breeds
DORKING
Silver grey colour
ORPINGTONBlack
White
Blue
Buff
SUSSEX
Light
Red
Speckled
MEDITERRANEAN CLASS
Breed Comb type
Colour of ear lobe
Colour of skin
Colour of shank
Egg shell colour
Shank Feathers
Leghorn Single/Rose
White Yellow Yellow White No
Minorca Single White Black/white/blue
Black/blue
White No
Ancona Single/Rose
White Yellow Yellow White No
Andalusian
Single White White Black White No
LEGHORN
12 Varieties. White is popular
MINORCA
White
Buff
Black
ANCONA
Looks like White LeghornGood forager, non broody
ANDALUSIAN
ASIATIC CLASS
Breed Comb type
Colour of ear lobe
Colour of skin
Colour of shank
Egg shell colour
Shank Feathers
Brahma Pea Red Yellow Yellow Brown Yes
Cochin Single Red Yellow Blue/black
Brown Yes
Langshan Single Red Black/brown
Yellow Brown Yes
BRAHMA
Light
Buff
Dark
COCHIN
WhiteBlack
Buff Patridge
LANGSHAN
White
Black
POPULAR CROSSESAustralorp-White Leghorn-RIR cross
Red Rock cross
Male RIR and female Ply Mouth rock.
Single comb White leghorn is used widely for hybrid egg production
The White Plymouth Rock is commonly used for crossbred broiler production