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Wenshang Patterned Chicken, Wenshang Aloe, Wenshang Barred
Country: China
Home Tract: Originated in Wenshang County and neighboring area, Shandong Province
Morphological characters
Body: Approximately body shape; narrow fore body shape; wide and round rear; the body shape look like “Yuanbao” shape.
Body Plumage: Tail feather with a high angle, a black stripe through each feather. The feather on the hen’s head and neck laced with red orange or yellow.
Skin colour: White
Combs: The cock has single comb, dual-comb, pea comb, rose comb and strawberry comb
Beak: Basic colour of beak is black and the border colour of the beak is white
Neck: Up-right
Back: Long and flat
Limbs/Shanks: Long
Feet: Cyan or gray
Morphometric traits
Body weight: Cock 1.400±0.130 kg, hen 1.260±0.180 kg
Production traits
Egg shell colour: Most eggshell colours are pink and some are white
Annual egg production (numbers): 180-200
Weight of an egg: 35-52 grams
Egg shape index: 1.32
Half evisceration rate: At 6-month is 81.24% for male, and 80% for female
Evisceration rate: At 6-month is 71.21% for male and 68.9% for female
Remarks: Wenshang chicken has a good adaptability, resistance to crude feed, disease resistance, good food, fresh meat and other characteristics, suitable for backyard garden or stocking, but also implement large-scale feeding. But the existence of the phenomenon of hybrid varieties, breeds resources protection in the future should be based on the strengthening of the plumage colour, growth rate, egg, meat production performance breeding.
References
Jia Y., 2004, “Report on domestic animal genetic resources in China,” China Agriculture Press. [Web Reference]