The Jangmigye (Korean: 장미계), also known as the Ginkkori-dak (긴꼬리닭, 'long-tail chicken'), is one of the heritage breed of chicken from Korea that noted for its long tail.[1] Males of this breed can have tails of up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in length.[2] The breed is estimated to have arisen in Korea in the middle of the third century. The Ginkkoridak is listed by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization.[3]
| Conservation status | Study |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Korea |
| Use | Exhibition breed |
| Traits | |
| Weight |
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| Skin color | Yellow |
| Egg color | Light Brown |
| Comb type | Single |
| Classification | |
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| Jangmigye | |
| Hangul | 장미계 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 長尾鷄 |
| Revised Romanization | Jangmigye |
| McCune–Reischauer | Changmigye |
| Alternative name | |
| Hangul | 긴꼬리닭 |
| Revised Romanization | Ginkkoridak |
| McCune–Reischauer | kinkkoridak |
History
editThe breed has existed since ancient Korea but almost disappeared in the early 1900s due to the introduction of commercial chicken farming with non-native breeds. One farmer is believed to have obstinately maintained the Ginkkoridak; as of 2021,[update] there are 250 individuals held in conservancy.[1]
Breed comparison
editUnlike the Onagadori, a Japanese breed of long-tailed chicken, the tail feathers of the Ginkkoridak molt annually after the rainy season.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Charton, Clémentine; Youm, Dong-Jae; Ko, Byung June; Seol, Donghyeok; Kim, Bongsang; Chai, Han-Ha; Lim, Dajeong; Kim, Heebal (December 2021). "The transcriptomic blueprint of molt in rooster using various tissues from Ginkkoridak (Korean long-tailed chicken)". BMC Genomics. 22 (1): 594. doi:10.1186/s12864-021-07903-9. ISSN 1471-2164. PMC 8340483. PMID 34348642.
- ^ a b Youm, Dong-Jae; Ko, Byung June; Kim, Donghee; Park, Myeongkyu; Won, Sohyoung; Lee, Young Ho; Kim, Bongsang; Seol, Donghyeok; Chai, Han-Ha; Lim, Dajeong; Jeong, Choongwon; Kim, Heebal (2023-02-18). "The idiosyncratic genome of Korean long-tailed chicken as a valuable genetic resource". iScience. 26 (3): 106236. Bibcode:2023iSci...26j6236Y. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.106236. ISSN 2589-0042. PMC 10006692. PMID 36915682.
- ^ "[농기자재신문(주)] 우리 고유 품종 '긴꼬리닭' 유전자원 중복보존". www.newsam.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-01-04.