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Specie

ISO3
NOR
Language
nor.
Other name
White Leghorn
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Native
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Additional information
Used as mother-line in two-breed cross.
Specific reproductive characteristic
The females are known as good layer.
Other special qualities
This is one of the most used lines in commercial egg production in Norway. This animals are known fort their quiet temper.
Avian classification
industrial
Weight males
2.70
Weight females
1.70
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Line
Description of origin
synthetic selected line produced in a breeding experiment in 1977, same origins as Roko Hóns 4
Year of origin
1977
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered