Satsumadori
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]
Conservation status | not at risk[1]:88 |
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Country of origin | Japan |
Use | Originally bred for cockfighting |
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Egg colour | White or tinted |
Comb type | triple in cocks |
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APA | no[3] |
EE | yes[4] |
PCGB | yes[5]:260 |
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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.[2]:99
References
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- [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.
- 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.
- APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
- Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
- 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.
- "Satsumadori". The Poultry Club of Great Britain.
- Wanda Zwart (August 2009). Satsumadori. Aviculture Europe 5 (4), article 3. Accessed June 2019.
- 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.