Catalana

For the moth, see Catalana (moth).

Catalana
Other names
  • Catalan: Pota Blava[1]
  • Spanish: Gallina del Prat[2]
  • Catalana del Prat[2]
  • Catalana del Prat Leonada
  • Prat
  • Buff Catalana[3]
Country of originSpain
Distribution
  • Catalonia
  • throughout Spain
  • Europe
  • North and South America
StandardMAGRAMA
Usedual-purpose
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    3.2–3.7 kg[4]
  • Female:
    2.3–2.7 kg[4]
Egg colorpinkish cream[5]
Comb typesingle
Classification
APAcontinental[6]
EErecognised in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands[7]
Notes
blue legs

The Catalana, Catalan: Pota Blava, Spanish: Gallina del Prat or Catalana del Prat, is a Spanish breed of domestic chicken. It originates in the area of El Prat de Llobregat in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, in Catalonia in eastern Spain.[8][5] It may also be called the Catalana del Prat Leonada or Buff Catalana for its golden plumage. The Catalana is a hardy dual-purpose breed kept for both eggs and meat.

The Catalana was included in the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association in 1949.[3][6]

References

  1. ^ Història (in Catalan). Consell Regulador del Pollastre i Capó del Prat. Accessed August 2014.
  2. ^ a b Breed data sheet: Gallina del Prat/Spain. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2014.
  3. ^ a b Carol Ekarius (2007). Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds. North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publishing. ISBN 9781580176675. p. 50.
  4. ^ a b Prototipo racial (in Spanish). Annex to: ORDEN AAR/489/2008, de 17 de noviembre, por la que se crea el Libro genealógico de la raza de gallos y gallinas Prat y se aprueba su reglamentación especíica y su estándar racial. Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya 5266: 86843, 26 November 2008.
  5. ^ a b Miguel Fernández Rodríguez, Mariano Gómez Fernández, Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Silvia Adán Belmonte, Miguel Jiménez Cabras (eds.) (2009). Guía de campo de las razas autóctonas españolas (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino. ISBN 9788449109461. p. 642–645.
  6. ^ a b APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
  7. ^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
  8. ^ Raza aviar GALLINA DEL PRAT: Datos Generales (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente. Accessed August 2014.


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