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IMPROVEMENT AND ADAPTATION OF THE FAYOUMI CHICKEN

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2011

M. A. Hossaryl  and
E. S. E. Galal
M. A. Hossaryl
Affiliation:
Animal Production Research Institute, Dokki, Cairo, EGYPT
E. S. E. Galal
Affiliation:
FAO Regional Office for the Near East, P. 0. Box 2223, Dokki, Cairo, EGYPT
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Summary

The Fayoumi (Oasis/Province of Fayotimi) or Ramadi (village of Dar-el-Ramad) breed of chicken is said to have been introduced into this area in the early part of the 19th century; phenotypically it recalls the Silver Campine from which it is reputed to descend. A hardy and well adapted breed it was saved through the creation of the Fayoumi Poultry Research Station in 194é, which also assured an active improvement policy of the breed. The creation in 1958 of the Fayoumi Poultry Cooperative Society further strengthened the conservation of the breed and its use through distribution of genetic material to farmers and smallholders of the Fayoumi province. Since the early é0's the breed is reported to have been successfully introduced to countries as different as the UK and the USA, Vietn@ Iraq, Pakistan and India. Its adaptability and resistance to the problems of xyrotherrnic tropical and sub-tropical conditions is confirmed by its actual prevalence in Southern Egypt.

Resume

On considère que la race de poulet Fayourni (Oasis/Province de Fayoumi) ou Ramadi (village de Dar-el-Ramad) ait été introduite dans cette zone au début du 19ème siécle. Du point de vue phénotypique elle ressemble à la race Silver Campine de laquelle on retient qu'elle descend. Cette race vigoureuse et bien adaptde a été conserves gr'ace à la création de la Station de Recherche pour le poulet Fayourni, qui d'ailleurs a assuré une politique d'amélioration continue de cette race. La création en 1958 de la Société Coopérative pour la race Fayoumi a renforcé la conservation de cette race A travers la distribution de matériel génétique aux agriculteurs et aux petits éleveurs de la province de Fayoumi. Dés le début des années 60 cette race a été introduite avec succés dans différents pays tel que le Royaume Uni ou les Etats Unis, le Vietnam, l'Iraq, le Pakistan et l'Inde. Son adaptability et sa resistance aux problémes des conditions xyrothermiques tropicales et subtropicales est confirmée par sa présence actuelle dans le Sud de I'Egypte.

Keywords

Genetic ResourcesPoultryEgyptRessources génétiquesvolailletgypte
Type
Research Articles
Information
Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales , Volume 14 , April 1994 , pp. 33 - 39
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Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1994

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