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Friday, April 19, 2024
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മലയാളം
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Animal Husbandry > Turkey
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Breeds
Broad Breasted Bronze, Broad Breasted Large White and Beltsville Small White varieties
are common in India.
Breeds of turkeys
in India
Turkeys are not classified into breeds, however seven standard varieties are available,
Bronze, White Holland, Bourbon red, Narragansett, Black, Slate, Beltsville small
white.
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Board breasted bronze
The basic plumage color is black and not bronze. The females have black breast feathers
with white tips, which help in sex determination as early as 12 weeks of age.
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Board breasted white
This is a cross between Board breasted bronze and White Holland with white feathers.
This variety was developed at the Cornell University. White plumage turkeys seems
to be suitable Indian-Agro climatic conditions as they have better heat tolerance
and also good and clean in appearance after dressing.
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Beltsville small white
This variety was developed at Agricultural University Research Station, Beltsville,
USA. It closely resembles the Board breasted white in color and shape but smaller
in size. Egg production, fertility and hatchability tend to be higher and broodiness
tends to be lower than heavy varieties.
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(Source: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds and Kerala Agricultural
University)
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