Poltava (chicken)

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The Poltava is an old Ukrainian dual-purpose breed of chicken named after the Ukrainian city of Poltava. It includes three color varieties: Clay, Cuckoo, and Black.

Ukrainian Names: полтавська (глиняста, зозуляста, чорна)

English Names: Poltava (Clay, Cuckoo, Black)

Russian Names: полтавская (глинистая, зозулястая, черная)

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Detailed Breed Information: Moiseyeva et al. (2006) (in Russian)

Poltava Clay Description: EFABIS; Agriculture Encyclopedia (in Russian)

Poltava Clay Line Description:

• P5 (EFABIS)
• P6 (EFABIS)
• P14 (EFABIS)
• P37 (EFABIS)
• P41 (EFABIS)

Poltava Clay Performance: VNITIP.ru (in Russian)

Genetic Analysis: The Poltava Clay variety was included in the studies of genetic diversity and relationships between various chicken breeds:

• Moiseyeva et al. (1994)
• Nikiforov et al. (1998)
• Romanov and Weigend (2001)
• Semyenova et al. (2002)
• Moiseyeva et al. (2003)
• Hillel et al. (2003)