Leghorn chicken
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The leghorn is a breed of chicken, named after the Italian city of Leghorn. Leghorns, and leghorn crossbreeds, are one of the most popular breeds of chicken worldwide, and while the majority are white, a number of coloured breeds also exist.
Leghorns are excellent layers of white eggs (around 300 per year), but they can be noisy, flighty, and easily excited. Leghorns mature quickly, but are generally neither considered to be large birds nor suitable for meat. Due to their prolific egg-laying, they are preferred by laboratories for embryonic and avian biological research.
See also: Foghorn Leghorn
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