Amarela

The Amarela is a Portuguese breed of domestic chicken. This breed originated in Portugal and is endangered with less than two thousand females in existence.[1]

Amarela
Country of originPortugal
Usedual-purpose, eggs and meat
Traits
Weight
  • Female:
    1.9 – 2.1 kg[1]
Egg colorwhite
Classification
  • Chicken
  • Gallus gallus domesticus

Population

In 2013 a population of 2677–2956 was reported to DAD-IS.[2]

Uses

The Amarela is a dual-purpose breed, meaning it is raised for both meat and eggs.

See also

References
  1. M. L. Soares, J. C. Lopes, N. V. Brito, J. Carvalheira (2011). Characterization of growth and egg production of two Portuguese autochthonous chicken breeds: Preta Lusitânica and Amarela Archived 14 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Conference paper, 62nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, Stavanger, Norway, 29 August to 2 September 2011.
  2. Breed data sheet: Amarela/Portugal. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2014.


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