Lancaster Farming

Heritage Chicken Breeders Work to Preserve Rare Poultry Breeds

Heritage breeders preserve rare poultry breeds for their history, beauty and genetic value, including Minorcas, Dorkings and Buff Orpingtons.
Post-Bulletin

Group seeks to protect rare chicken breeds

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — At about the time Foghorn Leghorn appeared on the Looney Toons drawing board in 1946, he began disappearing from America’s dinner tables. Now the bird on which the rooster ...
Mena FN

Wann Ranch Introduces Ayam Cemani Chickens: A Rare And Unique Breed

(MENAFN- GetNews) The Ayam Cemani is one of the most impressive-looking of all poultry breeds. This rare breed of chicken from Indonesia has gained notoriety all over the world for its unique look and ...
JSTOR Daily

Reviving rare chicken breeds using genetically engineered sterility in surrogate host birds

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In macrolecithal species, cryopreservation of the oocyte and zygote is not possible due to the large size and quantity of lipid deposited ...