Satsumadori

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Satsumadori
White Satsumadori standing in cage
Conservation statusnot at risk[1]: 88 
Other names
  • Kagoshima Game
  • Satsuma-Dori
Country of originJapan
UseOriginally bred for cockfighting
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    3.375 kg[2]: 99 
  • Female:
    2.625 kg[2]: 99 
Egg colourWhite or tinted
Comb typetriple in cocks
Classification
APAno[3]
EEyes[4]
PCGByes[5]: 260 

The Satsumadori is a Japanese breed of chicken. It originated in Kagoshima Prefecture, in the southernmost part of the island of Kyushu in southern Japan, and was originally bred for cockfighting.[6] The name derives from that of the former province of Satsuma, now the western part of Kagoshima Prefecture.[7]

History[]

The Satsumadori originated in Kagoshima Prefecture, in the southernmost part of the island of Kyushu in southern Japan, and was originally bred for cockfighting with steel spurs.[6] It was designated a Natural Monument of Japan in 1943, one of seventeen breeds which have this status.[8] the conservation status was assessed as "not at risk".[1]: 82  and remains popular for eating

Characteristics[]

The Satsumadori is bred in many colour variants. The traditional Japanese colours are: akasasa, roughly "red-hackled"; kinsasa, "golden-hackled"; kisasa, "yellow-hackled"; shirosasa, "white-hackled"; soukoku, black; and taihaku, white.[7] In the United Kingdom it may be white, silver duckwing, gold duckwing, black or black-red;[5]: 260  the first three of these are recognised by the Entente Européenne, while the last is not listed.[4]

Standard weights are 3.375 kg (7.4 lb) for cock birds and 2.625 kg (5.8 lb) for hens.[2]: 99  The comb is triple in cocks, and small or non-existent in hens.[5]: 260  Comb, face, ear-lobes and wattles are vivid red, and the eyes are gold or silver; wattles and ear-lobes may be small or entirely absent. The beak and legs are yellow, but may be darker in the black variant. Cock birds have an upright stance; the tail fans out laterally, and is held above the horizontal.[5]: 260 

Use[]

The Satsumadori was bred as a game bird for steel-spur cock-fighting, in which blades were attached to the legs in the area of the spur. This type of cock-fighting is no longer legal in Japan. The Satsumadori is kept for fancy and has become extremely popular for eating .[2]: 99 

References[]

  1. ^ a b [Editorial Committee Office of the Japanese Country Report, Animal Genetic Resources Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan] ([n.d.]). Country Report (For FAO State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources Process); annex to: Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (editors) (2007). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Masaoki Tsudzuki (2003). Japanese native chickens. In: Hsiu-Luan Chang, Yu-chia Huang (editors) (2003). The Relationship between Indigenous Animals and Humans in APEC Region. Taipei: Chinese Society of Animal Science. Pages 91-116.
  3. ^ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d Victoria Roberts (2008). British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 9781405156424.
  6. ^ a b "Satsumadori". The Poultry Club of Great Britain.
  7. ^ a b Wanda Zwart (August 2009). Satsumadori. Aviculture Europe 5 (4), article 3. Accessed June 2019.
  8. ^ Masaoki Tsuzuki (2003). Japanese Native Chickens - Saving the Earth through their Diversity!: The Foundation of the Japanese Avian Bioresource Project Research Center. Research NOW (27). Hiroshima University. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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