"Baheij"
is a breed of chickens which has been developed in Borg-El-Arab Poultry
Research Station, Matrouh.It was named after "Baheij", the nearest
village to Borg-El-Arab. The Silver Montazah and Alexandria were utilized as
base population, when developing this breed. It resembles the Light Sussex in
plumage color, but it has a duplex comb and the tail feathers are grayish whit
crossed by dark bars. The beak, shanks and skin are yellowish white but the ear
lobes are red. Attempts have been made to improve the body weight of this breed
through selection for this traits, coupled with other body measurement.
Reference:
Taha.H.Mahmoud
et al. Agric.Res.Rev.Cairo 1989 vol 67:227. (submitted by Prof. Dr. Taha
Hussein Mahmoud, Agriculture Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo,
Egypt)
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