BREEDS
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People believe that all chicken have one ancestor and that is the Red Jungle Fowl. This bird still exists today but it is wild. It lives in Southeast Asia. The scientific name of the Red Jungle Fowl is Gallus banikva or Gallus gallus. Today there are about 175 varieties of chicken. They make up 12 classes and 60 different breeds. A class is a group of breeds that all started in the same geographic area and are usually named after the geographic location. In each class there are many breeds. Breeds are different from each other in many different features such as shape of their body, color of their skin, or number of toes. Each breed has many variety. Variety is based on color of feathers, type of comb and beard.
Sometimes chicken are bred to make sure they have certain characteristics. For example, some people bread chicken with more meat. These chicken are part of a strain. A strain is developed for specific purpose like making eggs or having more meat. Sometimes genetic engineering helps develop new strains.
HERE ARE SOME BREEDS AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
For description and picture of these breeds and many others
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