Tomaru
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| Country of origin | Japan |
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| Colour | black |
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The Tomaru (唐丸) is a Japanese breed of long-crowing chicken. The crow may be sustained for some 25 seconds. It is one of four Japanese long-crowing breeds, the others being the Koeyoshi, the Kurokashiwa and the Tôtenkô.[2]: 344 [3]: 332
History
The Tamara is thought to have originated in China at the time of the Tang Dynasty; the kanji character 唐, 'tou', represents that dynasty.[4]
The Tomaru was registered as a Japanese natural monument of Niigata Prefecture in 1939.[5]: 101
Characteristics
The breed appears in a single variety with black plumage and a typical greenish sheen. The body is broad and compact with a full breast. The legs are grey. The comb is simple. The ears and face are red.[4] The crow has two syllables and lowers its frequency towards the end. The tail is long and can reach the ground with the sickle tips. Therefore, the Tomaru is also classified as a long-tailed breed.
References
- ^ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ J. Ian H. Allonby, Philippe B. Wilson (editors) (2018). British Poultry Standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain, seventh edition. Chichester; Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781119509141.
- ^ Victoria Roberts (2008). British Poultry Standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain, sixth edition. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 9781405156424.
- ^ a b Julia Keeling ([n.d.). Tomaru (Toumaru) 唐丸鶏. Asian Hardfeather Club. Archived 2 February 2018.
- ^ Country Report (For FAO State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources Process). Tsukuba: Animal Genetic Resources Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences. ISBN 9789251057629. Annex to: Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 10 January 2017.