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What origin were chickens from?
Charles Darwin theorized that all chickens were descendants of a single wild species, the red jungle fowl, Gallus Bankiva. This species is found wild from India through Southeast Asia and the Philippines. It is now known through gene testing that they are also desendants of the Grey Jungle fowl of North India.
Zoological classification of farm animals?
A class is a group of breeds originating in the same geographical area. The names themselves - American ,Asiatic, Mediterranean, etc. - indicate the region where the breeds originated. There are about 175 varieties of chickens grouped into 12 classes and approximately 60 breeds.The breeds and varieties of domestic chickens known today are believed to have descended mainly from the Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus bankiva, or Gallus gallus) Todays chickens are Gallus Domesticus.Breed means a group which possess a given set of physical features, such as body shape, skin color, carriage, and number of toes. Variety is a category of breed and is based on feather color, comb, or presence of a beard and muff. A strain is a group or breeding population within a variety or cross that has been bred and developed by a person or organization to possess certain desirable characteristics.
