Catalana

The Catalana, Catalan: Pota Blava, Spanish: Gallina del Prat or Catalana del Prat, is a Spanish breed of domestic chicken. It originates in the area of El Prat de Llobregat in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, in Catalonia in eastern Spain.[8][5] It may also be called the Catalana del Prat Leonada or Buff Catalana for its golden plumage. The Catalana is a hardy dual-purpose breed kept for both eggs and meat.

For the moth, see Catalana (moth).

Catalana
Other names
  • Catalan: Pota Blava[1]
  • Spanish: Gallina del Prat[2]
  • Catalana del Prat[2]
  • Catalana del Prat Leonada
  • Prat
  • Buff Catalana[3]
Country of originSpain
Distribution
  • Catalonia
  • throughout Spain
  • Europe
  • North and South America
StandardMAGRAMA
Usedual-purpose
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    3.2–3.7 kg[4]
  • Female:
    2.3–2.7 kg[4]
Egg colorpinkish cream[5]
Comb typesingle
Classification
APAcontinental[6]
EErecognised in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands[7]
Notes
blue legs

The Catalana was included in the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association in 1949.[3][6]

References
  1. Història (in Catalan). Consell Regulador del Pollastre i Capó del Prat. Accessed August 2014.
  2. Breed data sheet: Gallina del Prat/Spain. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2014.
  3. Carol Ekarius (2007). Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds. North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publishing. ISBN 9781580176675. p. 50.
  4. Prototipo racial (in Spanish). Annex to: ORDEN AAR/489/2008, de 17 de noviembre, por la que se crea el Libro genealógico de la raza de gallos y gallinas Prat y se aprueba su reglamentación especíica y su estándar racial. Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya 5266: 86843, 26 November 2008.
  5. Miguel Fernández Rodríguez, Mariano Gómez Fernández, Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Silvia Adán Belmonte, Miguel Jiménez Cabras (eds.) (2009). Guía de campo de las razas autóctonas españolas (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino. ISBN 9788449109461. p. 642–645.
  6. APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
  7. Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
  8. Raza aviar GALLINA DEL PRAT: Datos Generales (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente. Accessed August 2014.


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