The Gimmizah is a breed of chicken which had been developed
in El-Gimmizah Poultry Research Farm, Ministry of Agriculture, Gharbia. The
White Plymouth Rock and Dokki 4 were utilized for developing this breed through
selection and breeding system. This breed, which is auto-sexed, resembles the
Barred Plymouth Rock in body shape and plumage color. The down color of
Gimmizah chicks is black over dorsal surface and on the sides, except that
there is a light grayish white patch on the head, and the ventral surface is
creamy white.
Adult birds of Gimmizah have a characterized plumage-color, which
is a grayish white, each feather is crossed by dark bars. While the dark and
the light bars of the males are approximately of equal width, in the female,
light bars are approximately one-half width of the dark bars. The beak, shanks
and skin are yellowish white. This breed has a single comb and red ear lobes.
Comprehensive studies showed that this breed was superior to many other local
breeds in productive and reproductive traits.
Reference:
Taha.H.Mahmoud et al. Agric.Res.Rev.Cairo 1989 vol :51.
(submitted by Prof. Dr. Taha Hussein Mahmoud, Agriculture Research Center,
Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt)
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