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Bergische Kräher
The is a German list of chicken breeds, breed of domestic chicken from the Bergisches Land, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. It is named for its unusually long crow, up to five times as long as that of other breeds, and belongs to the group of long-crowing chicken, long-crowing chicken breeds, which are found from south-east Europe to the Far East. History The Bergische Kräher has been bred in the Bergisches Land for hundreds of years, and there are various myths about its origins. It was probably brought there from south-east Europe or the Middle East at the time of the Crusades, and may have been spread through the area by Cistercian monks. It is closely related to the Bergische Schlotterkamm. Crowing contests were held for the birds, and they were selectively bred for their crowing ability. A breed association, the Kräherzüchtervereinigung, was founded in 1884, and the first breed standard dates from 1885. Today the Bergische Kräher is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesellschaft Zur Erhaltung Alter Und Gefährdeter Haustierrassen
The or GEH is a German national association for the conservation of historic and endangered domestic animal breeds. History The GEH was founded on 5 December 1981 in the Rottal, in Lower Bavaria in southern Germany. It has about 2100 members. Since it was founded, no domestic livestock breed has become extinct in Germany. Activities The GEH co-operates with other national and international organisations for the conservation of biodiversity. It publishes an annual Rote Liste or red list of endangered breeds of livestock, which attributes one of four categories of conservation risk to domestic breeds of cattle, dogs, goats, horses, pigs, rabbits and sheep, of chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys, and of bees; listing of domestic pigeon breeds is in preparation. Some breeds from outside Germany are listed separately. The four levels of risk are: * I: ', "extremely endangered" * II: ', "seriously endangered" * III: ', "endangered" * ', "alert" The risk level is calculated usin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
