Birkivski meat-and-egg

Country of origin

Ukraine

Clinical relevance

Flagged as a breed with clinical relevance.

As harvested

Birkivski meat-and-egg, Ukraine (Chicken)

Also known as

No other name is recorded.

Breed information: In the breed there are 5 subpopulations for the feather colour: white, cuckoo, black-striped, black-and-white and blue. Adaptability: Better adapted to floor keeping at free mating, but can be managed in cages of different constructions at artificial inseminations. Comments: Scientists of Poultry breeding instritute proved high effeciency of intensive fattening of young roosters for the meat at their floor management (with protein level 20-21%). At 2-months age live weight of roosters is 2 kg at feed consumption for 1 kg of gain 2.3 kg.