More than six
years were devoted for developing this breed of chickens in Gimmizah and
Montazah Poultry Research Stations. This breed is named after
"Bandara" a village that is considered a sector of El-Gimmizah
Agriculture Research Center. The White Cornish and the Gimmizah were utilized
as base population when developing this breed. The down color of Bandara chicks
is recessive white. Adult birds are white in color, the beak, shanks and skin
are yellowish white. This breed has duplex comb and red ear lobes.
Comprehensive studies showed that this breed was superior to many other local
breeds in certain productive and reproductive traits. This breed could be
utilized as a foundation stock for meat production.
Reference:
Taha.H.Mahmoud
et al. Agric.Res.Rev.Cairo 1989 vol 67:229. (submitted by Prof. Dr. Taha
Hussein Mahmoud, Agriculture Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo,
Egypt)
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