Description

Book Synopsis

A fully updated and expanded new edition of the official reference to all the recognised Poultry Standards in Great Britain

The seventh edition of British Poultry Standards contains complete specifications together with judging points for all standardised breeds and varieties of poultry, as compiled by the specialist Breed Clubs and published under the guidance of the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Intended as a manual to aid in the instruction and identification of breeds for the novice through to the veterinarian, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and edited, with numerous changes to breed pictures and profiles, providing a well-defined update for contemporary breeding, judging and exhibiting.

Under the guardianship of the Poultry Club of Great Britain, this book details the authorised standards of excellence for each breed, covering categories such as feather markings, breed classification, and defects and deformities.



    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgements ix

    Introduction 1

    Standard feather markings 4

    Chief points of the fowl 13

    Complete classification of pure breed poultry 21

    Defects and deformities 25

    Large fowl and bantams 31

    Ancona 31

    Andalusian 34

    Appenzeller 36

    Araucana 41

    Rumpless Araucana 45

    Asil 48

    Australorp 50

    Autosexing breeds 53

    Brockbar 54

    Brussbar 55

    Cambar 57

    Dorbar 59

    Legbar 60

    Rhodebar 63

    Welbar 65

    Wybar 68

    Ayam Cemani 71

    Barnevelder 72

    Belgian Bearded bantams 75

    Barbu d’Anvers 75

    Barbu d’Uccle 77

    Barbu de Watermael 78

    Barbu d’Everberg (Rumpless d’Uccle) 80

    Barbu du Grubbe (Rumpless d’Anvers) 81

    Barbu de Boitsfort (Rumpless de Watermael) 81

    Booted bantam 87

    Rumpless Booted Bantam 92

    Brabanter 93

    Brahma 95

    Brakel 100

    Breda 102

    Bresse-Gauloise 104

    Burmese 106

    Campine 108

    Cochin 111

    Crèvecoeur 114

    Croad Langshan 115

    Dandarawi 118

    Derbyshire Redcap 120

    Dominique 121

    Dorking 124

    Dutch bantam 128

    British Faverolles 133

    Fayoumi 137

    Friesian 139

    Frizzle 143

    German Langshan 145

    Groninger 149

    Hamburgh 152

    Houdan 155

    Indian Game 158

    Ixworth 162

    Japanese bantam 164

    Jersey Giant 169

    Ko Shamo 171

    Kraienköppe 173

    Kulang 177

    La Flèche 179

    Lakenvelder 181

    Leghorn 183

    Lincolnshire Buff 188

    Malay 191

    Marans 194

    Marsh Daisy 198

    Minorca 201

    Modern Game 204

    Modern Langshan 209

    Nankin bantam 212

    Nankin Shamo 214

    New Hampshire Red 215

    Norfolk Grey 218

    North Holland Blue 220

    Ohiki 222

    Carlisle Old English Game 223

    Oxford Old English Game 230

    Old English Game bantam 236

    Old English Pheasant Fowl 242

    Orloff 244

    Orpington 247

    Pekin bantam 251

    Plymouth Rock 255

    Poland 261

    Rhode Island Red 265

    Rosecomb bantam 269

    Rumpless Game 272

    Satsumadori 274

    Scots Dumpy 277

    Scots Grey 280

    Sebright 282

    Serama 285

    Shamo 288

    Sicilian Buttercup 290

    Silkie 293

    Spanish 296

    Suffolk Chequer 298

    Sulmtaler 300

    Sultan 303

    Sumatra 305

    Sussex 307

    Taiwan 311

    Thai Game 312

    Thüringian 313

    Transylvanian Naked Neck 317

    Tuzo 318

    Vorwerk 320

    Welsummer 323

    Wyandotte 327

    Yakido 336

    Yamato Gunkei 337

    Yokohama 339

    Long-tailed breeds standardised in Japan 343

    Turkeys 345

    General Standard: Heavy Breeds 345

    General Standard: Light Breeds 345

    Judging – Scale of Points for All Colours 346

    Serious Defects 346

    Disqualifications 346

    Turkey Eggs 346

    Blue 347

    Bourbon Red 348

    Bronze 349

    Buff 352

    Crimson Dawn/Black-Winged Bronze 353

    Crollwitzer (Pied) 353

    Harvey Speckled 354

    Narragansett 355

    Nebraskan 357

    Norfolk Black 358

    Slate 359

    White 361

    Other Varieties 361

    Waterfowl 363

    Geese 363

    African 364

    American Buff 366

    Brecon Buff 368

    Buff Back (Saddleback) 369

    Chinese 371

    Czech 373

    Embden 375

    Franconian 376

    Grey Back 378

    Pilgrim 379

    Pomeranian 381

    Roman 383

    Sebastopol 384

    Shetland 386

    Skå´ne 388

    Steinbacher 390

    Toulouse 392

    West of England 394

    Ducks 397

    Abacot Ranger 398

    Aylesbury 401

    Bali 403

    Black East Indian 405

    Blue Swedish 407

    Call 409

    Campbell 435

    Cayuga 439

    Crested 441

    Crested Miniature 443

    Hook Bill 444

    Indian Runner 447

    Magpie 461

    Muscovy 463

    Orpington 467

    Pekin 469

    Rouen 472

    Rouen Clair 475

    Saxony 477

    Silver Appleyard 480

    Silver Appleyard Miniature 483

    Silver Bantam 484

    Welsh Harlequin 486

    Other breeds 489

    Standard for utility 491

    Standard for eggs 493

    Glossary 499

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 16/11/2018
      ISBN13: 9781119509141, 978-1119509141
      ISBN10: 1119509149

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A fully updated and expanded new edition of the official reference to all the recognised Poultry Standards in Great Britain

      The seventh edition of British Poultry Standards contains complete specifications together with judging points for all standardised breeds and varieties of poultry, as compiled by the specialist Breed Clubs and published under the guidance of the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Intended as a manual to aid in the instruction and identification of breeds for the novice through to the veterinarian, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and edited, with numerous changes to breed pictures and profiles, providing a well-defined update for contemporary breeding, judging and exhibiting.

      Under the guardianship of the Poultry Club of Great Britain, this book details the authorised standards of excellence for each breed, covering categories such as feather markings, breed classification, and defects and deformities.



        Table of Contents

        Acknowledgements ix

        Introduction 1

        Standard feather markings 4

        Chief points of the fowl 13

        Complete classification of pure breed poultry 21

        Defects and deformities 25

        Large fowl and bantams 31

        Ancona 31

        Andalusian 34

        Appenzeller 36

        Araucana 41

        Rumpless Araucana 45

        Asil 48

        Australorp 50

        Autosexing breeds 53

        Brockbar 54

        Brussbar 55

        Cambar 57

        Dorbar 59

        Legbar 60

        Rhodebar 63

        Welbar 65

        Wybar 68

        Ayam Cemani 71

        Barnevelder 72

        Belgian Bearded bantams 75

        Barbu d’Anvers 75

        Barbu d’Uccle 77

        Barbu de Watermael 78

        Barbu d’Everberg (Rumpless d’Uccle) 80

        Barbu du Grubbe (Rumpless d’Anvers) 81

        Barbu de Boitsfort (Rumpless de Watermael) 81

        Booted bantam 87

        Rumpless Booted Bantam 92

        Brabanter 93

        Brahma 95

        Brakel 100

        Breda 102

        Bresse-Gauloise 104

        Burmese 106

        Campine 108

        Cochin 111

        Crèvecoeur 114

        Croad Langshan 115

        Dandarawi 118

        Derbyshire Redcap 120

        Dominique 121

        Dorking 124

        Dutch bantam 128

        British Faverolles 133

        Fayoumi 137

        Friesian 139

        Frizzle 143

        German Langshan 145

        Groninger 149

        Hamburgh 152

        Houdan 155

        Indian Game 158

        Ixworth 162

        Japanese bantam 164

        Jersey Giant 169

        Ko Shamo 171

        Kraienköppe 173

        Kulang 177

        La Flèche 179

        Lakenvelder 181

        Leghorn 183

        Lincolnshire Buff 188

        Malay 191

        Marans 194

        Marsh Daisy 198

        Minorca 201

        Modern Game 204

        Modern Langshan 209

        Nankin bantam 212

        Nankin Shamo 214

        New Hampshire Red 215

        Norfolk Grey 218

        North Holland Blue 220

        Ohiki 222

        Carlisle Old English Game 223

        Oxford Old English Game 230

        Old English Game bantam 236

        Old English Pheasant Fowl 242

        Orloff 244

        Orpington 247

        Pekin bantam 251

        Plymouth Rock 255

        Poland 261

        Rhode Island Red 265

        Rosecomb bantam 269

        Rumpless Game 272

        Satsumadori 274

        Scots Dumpy 277

        Scots Grey 280

        Sebright 282

        Serama 285

        Shamo 288

        Sicilian Buttercup 290

        Silkie 293

        Spanish 296

        Suffolk Chequer 298

        Sulmtaler 300

        Sultan 303

        Sumatra 305

        Sussex 307

        Taiwan 311

        Thai Game 312

        Thüringian 313

        Transylvanian Naked Neck 317

        Tuzo 318

        Vorwerk 320

        Welsummer 323

        Wyandotte 327

        Yakido 336

        Yamato Gunkei 337

        Yokohama 339

        Long-tailed breeds standardised in Japan 343

        Turkeys 345

        General Standard: Heavy Breeds 345

        General Standard: Light Breeds 345

        Judging – Scale of Points for All Colours 346

        Serious Defects 346

        Disqualifications 346

        Turkey Eggs 346

        Blue 347

        Bourbon Red 348

        Bronze 349

        Buff 352

        Crimson Dawn/Black-Winged Bronze 353

        Crollwitzer (Pied) 353

        Harvey Speckled 354

        Narragansett 355

        Nebraskan 357

        Norfolk Black 358

        Slate 359

        White 361

        Other Varieties 361

        Waterfowl 363

        Geese 363

        African 364

        American Buff 366

        Brecon Buff 368

        Buff Back (Saddleback) 369

        Chinese 371

        Czech 373

        Embden 375

        Franconian 376

        Grey Back 378

        Pilgrim 379

        Pomeranian 381

        Roman 383

        Sebastopol 384

        Shetland 386

        Skå´ne 388

        Steinbacher 390

        Toulouse 392

        West of England 394

        Ducks 397

        Abacot Ranger 398

        Aylesbury 401

        Bali 403

        Black East Indian 405

        Blue Swedish 407

        Call 409

        Campbell 435

        Cayuga 439

        Crested 441

        Crested Miniature 443

        Hook Bill 444

        Indian Runner 447

        Magpie 461

        Muscovy 463

        Orpington 467

        Pekin 469

        Rouen 472

        Rouen Clair 475

        Saxony 477

        Silver Appleyard 480

        Silver Appleyard Miniature 483

        Silver Bantam 484

        Welsh Harlequin 486

        Other breeds 489

        Standard for utility 491

        Standard for eggs 493

        Glossary 499

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