Poultry is considered a gateway to national food security and the “entry point of poverty reduction” because it can elevate living standards and community bonds and can supply nutritional supplements to urban communities ( Gueye, 2009). Indigenous chickens are the best source for food ( Tadelle et al., 2003) and provide cheap and easily harvestable white meat rich in protein ( Nath et al., 2012 Peter, 2008). Chickens are important in providing food and also are a source of recreation ( Peters et al., 2008 Bett et al., 2011). These domesticated taxa were utilized for food, labor, or companionship ( Larson et al., 2012). Ethiopia was the first country to have indigenous animal migration and livestock population, which are considered gateways to poverty reduction and national food security ( Halima et al., 2007). Initially domesticated fowl were reared for different purposes, such as for religious and cultural purposes. Chickens are also present in Babylonian carvings of about 600 B.C and are mentioned by the Greek writer Aristophanes in 400 B.C. ![]() ![]() The domestic chicken Gallus gallus domesticus first originated in southwestern Asia and was later introduced into China about 1400 B.C.
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