page_title: List of chicken breeds
section_title: Italy
hierarchical_section_title: List of chicken breeds / By place of origin / Italy
caption_attribution_description: English: A White Leghorn hen. Italiano: Esemplare di gallina livornese bianca
context_page_description: There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and selection for desired characteristics created regional types with distinct physical and behavioral traits passed on to their offspring.
  The physical traits used to distinguish chicken breeds are size, plumage color, comb type, skin color, number of toes, amount of feathering, egg color, and place of origin. They are also roughly divided by primary use, whether for eggs, meat, or ornamental purposes, and with some considered to be dual-purpose.
  In the 21st century, chickens are frequently bred according to predetermined breed standards set down by governing organizations. The first of such standards was the British Poultry Standard, which is still in publication today. Other standards include the Standard of Perfection, the Australian Poultry Standard, and the standard of the American Bantam Association, which deals exclusively with bantam fowl. Only some of the known breeds are included in these publications, and only those breeds are eligible to be shown competitively.
context_section_description: Ancona
  Bianca di Saluzzo
  Bionda Piemontese
  Ciuffine Ghigi
  Collo Nudo Italiano
  Ermellinata di Rovigo
  Livorno, see Leghorn
  Mericanel della Brianza
  Millefiori di Lonigo
  Millefiori Piemontese
  Modenese
  Mugellese
  Padovana
  Padovana Riccia
  Pepoi
  Polverara
  Robusta Lionata
  Robusta Maculata
  Romagnola
  Siciliana
  Sicilian Buttercup
  Valdarno
  Valdarnese
caption: Leghorn hen
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