List of native Philippine chicken breeds

The domestic chicken breeds native to the Philippine islands include:

Name Image Notes
Banaba[1] From Batangas province, Calabarzon.[2][3]
Bolinao[1] Found in Pangasinan province, Ilocos Region.[2][4]
Camarines[1] From Bicol region.[2] Used for cock-fighting.[5]
Darag[1] From Panay Island, Visayas.[2][6]
Joloanon[citation needed]
Paraoakan or Parawakan[1] From Palawan, in Mimaropa region.[2] Black, used for cock-fighting.[7]
Zampen Zampen is a newly developed strain of native chicken from Joloano. Zampen was raised in Zamboanga Peninsula.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Breeds reported by Philippines: Chicken. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e Feleciano R. Bejar, Manuel J. Baylon, Jaime B. Fabillar, Lagrito Ebert B. Mante, Arturo A. Ultra, Reynaldo R. Aquino, Elvie T. Bejar (2012). Management Practices and Morphological Characterization of Indigenous (Native) Chickens in Samar Province Archived 2014-06-15 at archive.today. Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture: Agriculture & Development Discussion Paper Series No. 2012-3.
  3. ^ Breed data sheet: Banaba/Philippines. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
  4. ^ Breed data sheet: Bolinao/Philippines. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
  5. ^ Breed data sheet: Camarines/Philippines. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
  6. ^ Breed data sheet: Darag/Philippines. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
  7. ^ Breed data sheet: Paraokan/Philippines. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
  8. ^ "ZamPen native chicken to provide sustainable livelihood to rural communities in Zamboanga Peninsula". pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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