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
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    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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