Question

Which of the following are exotic breeds of poultry?
A. White Leghorn and Rhode Island Red
B. Rhode Island Red and Aseel
C. Plymoth and Aseel
D. White Leghorn and Aseel

Answer 1

Hint: One exotic breed has characteristics like a single comb, bright yellow legs, and white ear-lobes while the other breed serves as a dual-purpose breed i.e. a good egg layer and also meat yielding.

Complete answer:
When a foreign breed is crossed with indigenous ones to develop an offspring that can be reared in the local environment and is also good product yielding, such a developed breed is called Exotic breeds. In our country, the popular exotic breeds of poultry that generally reared are White Leghorn and Rhode Island Red.

Additional information:
White Leghorn is a native of Italy and is the most popular exotic breed of poultry. The characteristics that make it an ideal choice for poultry farming are –
-It has a relatively smaller body size as compared to other breeds and thus it requires relatively less feed than the other breeds of poultry.
-Though it is smaller in the body, the eggs produced by it are long enough and white.

Rhode Island Red is another popular exotic breed of poultry in our country. It is native of the USA is an ideal choice for poultry farming due to the following characteristics –
-It is a good egg layer as the number of eggs produced by it in a particular period is comparatively more than the other breeds.
-It is also a meet yielding breed and thus serves as a dual-purpose breed.

So, the correct answer is ‘White Leghorn and Rhode Island Red’.

Note:
-The average number of eggs laid by the Leghorns range between 250-320 eggs per year with an average of around 280 eggs per year. In favorable conditions, this average is increased up to 300 or 320 eggs per year. The average weight of an egg is 55 grams.
-The eggs of Rhode Island Red are brown and its laying capacity is around 200-300 eggs per year.