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Poultry is the class of domesticated fowl (birds) farmed for their meat, eggs or feathers.
These most typically are members of the orders Galliformes (such as chickens and turkeys), and Anseriformes (waterfowl such as ducks and geese).

The word poultry is often used to refer to the meat of these birds. In a more general sense, it may refer to the meat of other birds, such as pigeons or doves, or game birds like quails or pheasants.

It may also refer exclusively to the most common domesticated bird across the globe, the chicken, with origins as far back as the old French word for a young chicken, poulet.

Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus), also referred to as fowl, are descended from the red jungle fowl of Asia.

Problems of the chicken industry
—High cost of feed ingredients (imported)
—Inefficient management
—Insufficient housing and facilities
—Disease outbreaks
—Marketing and processing of products
—Capital
—Climate
—Threat of avian influenza

Farming heritage chicken breeds of the Philippines
The birds were finally domesticated around 4000 years ago, when four species of jungle fowl were selectively-bred over time.
Of these, the Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus) became the forerunner of the Domestic Chicken (Gallus domesticus), which has now split into some 350 recognized breeds
Farming heritage chicken breeds of the Philippines
The Philippines, a Southeast Asian archipelago of 7641 islands, is one of the countries where Labuyo or wild Red Jungle Fowl still thrive.
Centuries of crossing these spirited wild birds with imported breeds has created several major breeds, with many more in the process of being genetically purified and internationally recognized.
Farming heritage chicken breeds of the Philippines
Though over half of the country’s chickens hail from imported lineages selected for their superior growth and egg-laying capabilities, the Philippine Statistics Authority estimated in April 2019 that native chickens still account for 44% or 82.84 million of the 184.88 million chickens in the country.
The Native chicken in the Philippines believed to have descended from the domesticated red jungle fowl (Gallus bankiva), (Arboleda 1980). Phenotypically, the Philippine native chicken resembles their wild ancestral type.
The Native chicken in the Philippines believed to have descended from the domesticated red jungle fowl (Gallus bankiva), (Arboleda 1980). Phenotypically, the Philippine native chicken resembles their wild ancestral type.
The Native chicken: It is usually single-combed and its shank is yellow to gray.
The male has a shiny red plumage with light brown hackle and black tail feather.
The female has a flat brownish plumage color.
When sexing chicks, look for larger bodies and uniform wing feathers, because these are signs that the chick is male.
With older chicks and chickens, identify male birds by their facial comb skin and their jagged, sharp saddle feathers.
Laser spectroscopy readings can identify the sex of a ch

1. PHILIPPINES NATIVE CHICKEN

2. Banaba Origin: Batangas province, Calabarzon Characteristics: The banaba is one of the recognized native chicken breeds in the Philippines predominantly raised in Quezon and Batangas provinces. The hen has black plumage color, yellow laced hackle, and grey shanks.

3. Bolinao Origin: Pangasinan province, Ilocos Region Characteristics: The adult male has red plumage with black breasts and tail feathers. The hackle feathers are bright orange.

4. Camarines Origin: Bicol region Characteristics: The adult ‘ Camarines ’ chickens have plumage with white and orange patterns with hackles having an orange tinge. The adult male has white earlobes and single comb. The legs have alternating patches of black and white scales and the toes are white and well-formed. The beak is white with streaks of brown.

5. Darag Origin: Islands of Panay, Visayas Characteristics: The female, also called Darag , is typically yellowish-brown. The comb is single, the earlobe is whitish and the shank is gray for both male and female.

6. Joloano Origin: Mindanao Characteristics: Roosters sport deep orange plumage with a predominantly black tail, occasionally speckled white. A plain head features a pea comb for both cocks and hens. Hens are predominantly a dull buff brown with pale yellow legs.

7. Paraokan or Parawakan Origin: Palawan in Mimaropa region. Characteristics: It has long legs, a larger body and head than other local breed and an elongated neck. Paraokan farmed mainly for their use in local sports, especially cock fights, rather than as a food source. They are usually black, but can also have reddish feather.