British Poultry Standard

The British Poultry Standard is the oldest poultry fancy breed standard in the world. It is published by the Poultry Club of Great Britain and is the official reference standard used by judges at poultry shows within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Contents page of the 1865 edition
EditorWilliam Bernhardt Tegetmeier
LanguageEnglish
Subjectpoultry breed standards
Published1865 (Groombridge and Sons, for the Poultry Club)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages56
Front cover of the sixth edition of the British Poultry Standards[1]

History

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The standard was first published in 1865 by the original Poultry Club of Great Britain,[2] a club which existed for only three years.[3] It was entitled The standard of excellence in Exhibition Poultry and was edited by William Bernhardt Tegetmeier.[2] It was the first publication of its kind. The compilation of the standard was then taken over by the second, current Poultry Club of Great Britain.[3] The number of editions of the standard that have been published is uncertain, as each successive publisher that has been used by the Poultry Club of Great Britain has started again with a first edition.[3] The edition published in 2019 by Wiley-Blackwell is the seventh in the current numbering.[4]

The standard is the official reference for use by judges at poultry shows in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It contains breed standards of more than 150 breeds of chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys; pigeons are not included.

Editions

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Editions of the standards include, but probably are not limited to, these:

References

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