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Agriculture · Q448

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 448

Q448

Which of the following is not an American Poultry breed?

A.
Plymouth rock
B.
Rhode Island red
C.
New Hampshire
D.
Orpington
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Orpington is not an American poultry breed, while all others given in options are American breeds.
The Orpington is a British breed of chicken. It was bred in the late nineteenth century by William Cook of Orpington, Kent, in southeast England.
It was intended to be a dual-purpose breed, to be reared both for eggs and for meat, but soon became exclusively a show bird.