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Shaanbei Chicken
Country: China
Home Tract: Originated in hilly and gully area in northern Shaanxi Province, the major producing area is Yan’an and Yulin Prefectures and the broad desert area.
Morphological characters
Body: Tighten constitution.
Body Plumage: Feathers are close to body. Surface colour is white, yellow, black and ripple.
Skin colour: White or yellow
Combs: Single, rose comb or pea comb
Morphometric traits
Body weight: Birth weight 36.8 gm, At 180 day- Cock 1.580 kg, hen 1.320 kg
Reproductive Traits
Age at first egg: 180-240 days
Production traits
Weight of an egg: 50.0 grams
Egg shape index: 1.3
Half evisceration rate: 75% for cocks and 78% for hens
Evisceration rate: 63% for cocks and 66% for hens
References
Jia Y., 2004, “Report on domestic animal genetic resources in China,” China Agriculture Press. [Web Reference]