Cambar Explained

The Cambar is the first autosexing breed of chicken intentionally created, and the first autosexing breed of poultry in general. The Cambar was developed by Reginald Punnett and Michael Pease in 1929.[1] [2] [3] The Cambar was a mixture of the Barred Plymouth Rock and the Gold Campine.[4] [5]

History

The Cambar was first shown at the Third World Poultry Congress in 1930.[6] The breed was standardized in 1947.

See also

References

  1. Book: Nall . Joshua . The Whipple Museum of the History of Science . Taub . Liba . Willmoth . Frances . 2019-08-22 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-108-49827-2 . en.
  2. Web site: Greenfire Farms - Auto-Sexing Chicken Breeds . 2023-03-25 . greenfirefarms.com.
  3. Book: Poultry Science . 1969 . Poultry Science Association . en.
  4. Book: McCallum, Sophie . Rare British Breeds: Endangered Species in the UK . 2020-03-30 . White Owl . 978-1-5267-6366-2 . en.
  5. Book: Robinson, leonard . Modern Poultry Husbandary . 1948.
  6. Web site: Autosexing: Cambar ‐ The Poultry Club . 2023-03-25 . www.poultryclub.org.

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