Malay Game
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The Malay Game is a breed of game chicken. It is among the tallest breeds of chicken, and may stand over 90 cm (36 inches) high.[1]Template:R/superscript
The Malay is bred principally in Europe,[2]Template:R/superscript and in Australia and the United States.[3]Template:R/superscript It was derived, partly in Devon and Cornwall in south-west England,[4]Template:R/superscript from birds imported from the Indian subcontinent[1]Template:R/superscript or South-east Asia in the first decades of the nineteenth century, when large birds of this type were widespread in northern India, in Indonesia and in the Malay Peninsula.[5]Template:R/superscript
The Malay was the first chicken breed to be bantamised; a dwarf version of the standard-sized breed was created at the turn of the twentieth century.[6]Template:R/superscript
History
From about 1830 very large game chickens were imported to England, where they became fashionable[5]Template:R/superscript and were selectively bred by English breeders.[4]Template:R/superscript Some imports are documented from the Malay Peninsula, others from the Deccan of India.[7]Template:R/superscript Those from India were sometimes called Grey Chittagongs,[4]Template:R/superscript but were considered to be closely similar to the Malay. They were particularly numerous in Devon and Cornwall, especially in the area round Falmouth, which was a common first port of call for returning East Indiamen.[7]Template:R/superscript They were also numerous in Ireland, in the area of Dublin.[7]Template:R/superscript An early description is that of James Joseph Nolan, published in Dublin in 1850.[8]Template:R/superscript
Malays were shown at the first British poultry exhibition in 1845, and were included in the Standard of Excellence, the first edition of the British Poultry Standards, in 1865.[6]Template:R/superscript[9]Template:R/superscript
Malay birds were present in Germany and the Netherlands by about 1834, and by 1846 were introduced to the United States also.[5]Template:R/superscript The black-breasted red Malay was included in the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association from 1883, and the bantam in 1904; five other colours, both standard- and bantam-sized, were added in 1981.[10]Template:R/superscript Numbers of the breed in the USA are very low; in 2014 its conservation status there was listed as "critical" by the FAO.[11]Template:R/superscript
The Malay was the first chicken breed to be bantamised; a dwarf version of the standard-sized breed was created at the turn of the twentieth century.[6]Template:R/superscript
Characteristics
The Malay is among the tallest breeds of chicken, and may stand over Template:Cvt high.[1]Template:R/superscript The Poultry Club of Great Britain lists five colour varieties – black, black-red, pile, spangled and white – but does not exclude other colours.[6]Template:R/superscript The same colours are recognised by the American Poultry Association, with the addition of the wheaten. The Entente Européenne lists sixteen colour variants, of which eight are recognised.[2]Template:R/superscript
Use
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The Malay was among the breeds used in the development of the Índio Gigante of Brazil.
References
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- ↑ a b c Chris Graham (2006). Choosing and Keeping Chickens. London: Hamlyn. Template:Isbn.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Transboundary breed: Malay Game. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2023.
- ↑ a b c Chickens. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 9 November 2018.
- ↑ a b c Malay Chicken. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed August 2014.
- ↑ a b c d Victoria Roberts (2008). British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. Template:Isbn.
- ↑ a b c William Wingfield, George William Johnson (1853). The Poultry Book: Comprising the Characteristics, Management, Breeding, and Medical Treatment of Poultry. London: W. S. Orr & Company.
- ↑ James Joseph Nolan (1850). Ornamental, Aquatic, and Domestic Fowl, and Game Birds: Their Importation, Breeding, Rearing, and General Management. Dublin: The Author.
- ↑ William Bernhard Tegetmeier (editor) (1865). The Standard of Excellence in Exhibition Poultry, authorized by the Poultry Club. London: Poultry Club.
- ↑ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
- ↑ Transboundary breed: Malay Game. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2014.
- ↑ Rassetafeln: Hühner (in German). Reichenbach, Haselbachtal: Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter. Accessed September 2023.
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