Ardennaise
FAO (2007): endangered[1] | |
| Other names | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Belgium France |
| Distribution | Ardennes |
| Use | dual-purpose, eggs and meat |
| Traits | |
| Weight | |
| Comb type | single comb |
| Classification | |
| APA | not listed[3] |
| EE | yes[4] |
| PCGB | not listed[5] |
The Ardennaise,
département of Ardennes, and includes the Fagnes, the Famenne, and the valleys of the Amblève, the Ourthe and the Semois.[7]
History
The Ardennaise is a traditional breed of the Ardennes region. The first description is that of
Second World War. In 2009 the total population was estimated at well over 2000.[7]
A
bantam Ardennaise was created in Liège in the space of five or six years from 1904. It was shown from 1907, and the standard was approved in 1913.[7]
A tail-less variant, sometimes treated as a separate breed,coccygeal bone and the tail, caused by the dominant Rp gene. Both the Sans-queue and its tail-less bantam variant are critically endangered.
Characteristics
The Ardennaise is genetically close to the Bresse Gauloise.[7] Twelve colours are recognised.[4]
Use
In a year an Ardennaise hen lays approximately 180 white eggs weighing 36–57 g (1.3–2.0 oz), with an average weight of 52 g (1.8 oz).[7]
References
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- ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ ISBN 9782844163509.
- ^ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
- ^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Ardennaise/Belgium. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e N. Moula, M. Jacquet, A. Verelst, N. Antoine-Moussiaux, F. Farnir, P. Leroy (2012). Les races de poules belges (in French). Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire 156: 37-65. Accessed October 2014.
- ^ Victor La Perre de Roo (1882). Monographie des races de poules (in French). p. 162–64.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Ardenner bolstaart/Belgium. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
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