All of the UK’s rare breeds of chicken, duck, geese and turkey are under threat due to avian influenza, a new report from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has warned. The UK has suffered a spike ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (PIA) — The Department of Agriculture has started a native chicken breed that is said to be well-suited for weather conditions in the Cagayan region. Named as ‘DADOS chicken’, ...

The contemporary chicken was most probably developed from its main wild ancestor, the red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus), after its domestication in Southeast Asia in 3,200 BC. Over the years, chicken ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga, through the Trento Research and Experiment Station, in partnership with the Caraga State University (CSU) in Butuan City, is promoting the production and ...

District Collector V. Vishnu inaugurated an awareness exhibition on protecting the native breeds of dogs, chicken, goat etc. at Veterinary College and Research Institute at Ramaiyanpatti near here on ...

Have you ever wondered how some chickens thrive in freezing temperatures while others struggle to stay warm? If you live in a colder region, choosing the right poultry breeds can make all the ...

2021 was a year of new action for rare breeds across the UK which included scientific breakthroughs, crucial rare births, new breeding programmes getting underway, the expansion of the RBST-accredited ...

Last month, monogastric (single-compartmented stomach) livestock farmers and stakeholders, at a conference in Abuja, raised concerns over the state of local chicken breeds. They were worried that the ...

Animal Husbandry Department has invited applications for setting up small farms for native chicken breeds in rural areas with 50% subsidy. In a statement, Collector J. Meghanath Reddy said subsidy ...