White Leghorn

Japanese: White Leghorn(英語表記)WhiteLeghorn
White Leghorn


[Egg breeding]
A breed for laying eggs, it has a slim body, agile movements, early maturity, and high production. A representative breed that has lost broodiness in order to increase egg production is the White Leghorn (illustration), which originated in Italy but was bred in the United States and the United Kingdom. Most of the chickens have a single comb, and females weigh 1.6 to 2.0 kg and lay about 280 white eggs of about 56 g each per year.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "White Leghorn" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[卵用種]
 採卵用の品種で,体型はスマート,動作は軽快で,早熟,多産の特徴をもつ。産卵を多くするために就巣性を失っている代表的な品種は白色レグホーン種White Leghorn(イラスト)で,これはイタリア原産であるが,アメリカとイギリスで改良された。とさかは単冠が多く,体重は雌1.6~2.0kg,卵は56g前後の白卵を年に280個ぐらい産む。…

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