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The Ayam Kampong (older spelling) or Ayam Kampung is the chicken breed reported from
Traditionally Ayam Kampong have been raised by most of the rural population of Indonesia and they represent an important source of meat and eggs. However, due to their low production, Ayam Kampong are not able to provide consumption on a daily basis. Nevertheless, they are traditionally consumed on most family occasions and celebrations.
Ayam Kampong hens left to forage lay about 55 or 100 brown eggs per year, with an average weight of . The poor performance as an egg producer is attributed to the broodiness of the hens.
In meat production, birds reach a market weight of in three or four months. The meat commands a higher price than that of commercial breeds.
Department of Veterinary Services of Malaysia, 3rd Volume, 2010. I. Aini (1990)
Indigenous chicken production in South-east Asia
''World's Poultry Science Journal'' 46 (1): 51–57. {{doi, 10.1079/WPS19900010{{subscription needed E. A. Engku Azahan (1994)
The red and black-red native chickens of Malaysia = Ayam kampung Malaysia jenis merah dan hitam-merah
{{webarchive , url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903094432/http://rac1.mardi.gov.my/jtafs/22-1/Chickens.pdf , date=3 September 2014 . ''Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Research journal'' 22 (1): 73–78. Breed data sheet: Ayam Kampong/Malaysia
Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2014. Khalid K. Kadhim, Md Zuki Abu Bakar, Noordin Mohamed Mustapha, Mohd Amin Babjee and Mohd Zamri Saad (201
The Enzyme Activities of Pancreas and Small Intestinal Contents in the Malaysian Village Chicken and Broiler Strains
''Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science'' 37 (2): 203–214. Emmanuel Babafunso Sonaiya; S E J Swan (2004)
''Small-scale Poultry Production: Technical Guide''
Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN, 9789251050828. Chicken breeds Chicken breeds originating in Malaysia Chicken breeds originating in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...
and Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
. The name means simply "free-range chicken" or literally "village chicken". In Indonesia, the term ''ayam kampung'' refer to indigenous chickens that are raised using traditional free range
Free range denotes a method of farming husbandry where the animals, for at least part of the day, can roam freely outdoors, rather than being confined in an enclosure for 24 hours each day.
On many farms, the outdoors ranging area is fenced, ...
production techniques by almost every household in the village. It is a diverse population which resulted from the uncontrolled cross-breeding of red jungle-fowl
The red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus'') is a tropical bird in the family Phasianidae. It ranges across much of Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. It was formerly known as the Bankiva or Bankiva Fowl. It is the species that gave rise to the ...
, indigenous Southeast Asian chickens and exotic chickens of various types imported in the late 1800s by European, mainly Dutch and British, settlers.
Characteristics
The Ayam Kampong is a small dual-purpose chicken. They are slow-growing breed that contributed to its low productivity. Both its physical characteristics and its colouring are highly variable. Three principal colour types are recognised. The commonest is the black-red variety, in which cocks are mainly green-black with glossy red-brown back, neck hackles and saddle feathers. Other varieties are the red type and the naked-neck type.Use
Traditionally Ayam Kampong have been raised by most of the rural population of Indonesia and they represent an important source of meat and eggs. However, due to their low production, Ayam Kampong are not able to provide consumption on a daily basis. Nevertheless, they are traditionally consumed on most family occasions and celebrations.
Ayam Kampong hens left to forage lay about 55 or 100 brown eggs per year, with an average weight of . The poor performance as an egg producer is attributed to the broodiness of the hens.
In meat production, birds reach a market weight of in three or four months. The meat commands a higher price than that of commercial breeds.
See also
*List of chicken breeds
There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and selection for desired characteristics created regi ...
References
{{reflist, refs= Buletin Penternakan Ayam Kampung(2010)Department of Veterinary Services of Malaysia, 3rd Volume, 2010. I. Aini (1990)
Indigenous chicken production in South-east Asia
''World's Poultry Science Journal'' 46 (1): 51–57. {{doi, 10.1079/WPS19900010{{subscription needed E. A. Engku Azahan (1994)
The red and black-red native chickens of Malaysia = Ayam kampung Malaysia jenis merah dan hitam-merah
{{webarchive , url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903094432/http://rac1.mardi.gov.my/jtafs/22-1/Chickens.pdf , date=3 September 2014 . ''Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Research journal'' 22 (1): 73–78. Breed data sheet: Ayam Kampong/Malaysia
Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2014. Khalid K. Kadhim, Md Zuki Abu Bakar, Noordin Mohamed Mustapha, Mohd Amin Babjee and Mohd Zamri Saad (201
The Enzyme Activities of Pancreas and Small Intestinal Contents in the Malaysian Village Chicken and Broiler Strains
''Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science'' 37 (2): 203–214. Emmanuel Babafunso Sonaiya; S E J Swan (2004)
''Small-scale Poultry Production: Technical Guide''
Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. {{ISBN, 9789251050828. Chicken breeds Chicken breeds originating in Malaysia Chicken breeds originating in Indonesia