关键词:

坝上长尾鸡; 资源调查; 保种; 选育

Abstract: Bashang Long-tail chicken is a good indigenous breed with high productivity and dual-purpose of egg and meat. It distributed in northern of Hebei province, mainly in the bashang region of Chengde and Zhangjiakou. The main characteristic of Bashang Long-tail chicken was its longer tail feather, The cock had 2 or 3 big warped plumes and the longest was 52 cm among the measured data. The hen was tail up and with the long tail feathers of 15 to 20 cm. The big egg yolk inside the transparent egg white was golden and had an elastic delicate taste and rich in various nutrients. The Bashang Long-tail chicken with succulent tender and delicious quality had strong ability to look for food in fields and to resist diseases. From this research we put the Changliang and Pingdingbao township of Guyuan county, Danqinghe township of Kangbao county as the key protective region to conserve their larger number of Bashang Long-tail chicken. To further establish a core group of field and storage to consolidate and enhance its original excellent characters and features by pedigree selection.

Key words: Bashang Long-tail chicken; resource investigation; conserve; selection