Up to date with a most recent accepted variaties and breeds. The american standard of perfection american poultry association on amazon. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Includes breed classifications, top exhibitors, point standings, health articles, and club merchandise. First published in 1874 by the american poultry association, the standard of perfection commonly referred to as the standard classifies and describes the standard physical appearance, coloring and temperament for all recognized breeds of poultry, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese.
Apa recognized bantam breeds and varieties updated april 2015 please refer to the apa standard of perfection for breedvariety details. Sanctions meets at poultry shows in north america and publishes breed standards. A complete description of all recognized varieties of fowls classic reprint paperback april 18, 2018 by american poultry association author. There are 19 classes of poultry recognized by the american poultry association. With over 80 years of selling poultry supplies we have the right standard books for you. A complete description of chicken breeds, turkeys, ducks and geese by shoemaker, c. A complete description of all recognized varieties of fowls. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
The first edition of the book listed 41 breeds, and todays versions have nearly 60. Yearbook ads in our apa store please click here apa annual and semi annual meets usa and canada 2020 silent auction info coming soon. Returned it and bought the legit american standard of perfection it is hardback and has a blue cover. The american standard of perfection american poultry association on. Permission to make quotations from the text of this book is granted, provided such. What is the most important tool for a poultry breeder.
The american standard of perfection is the official breed standard for the poultry fancy in north america. Scanning and posting the apa standard of perfection or whatever the title of the book is would not be permitted even if credit were given. So, if someone wanted to write a description of what qualities a rhode island red should have and post that description to the web, they could. This 372 page hard cover book with color pictures, and black and white illustrations put out by the american poultry association, is the official guide of standards. A complete description of all recognized varieties of fowls classic reprintpaperback storeys illustrated guide to poultry breeds. Appears in 4 books from 19051983 page 20 symmetry perfection of proportion. This is a must have for any poultry breeder or serious enthusiast. Chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, emus, guinea fowl, ostriches, partridges, peafowl, pheasants, quails, swanspaperback. Full text of the american standard of perfection, illustrated. A complete description of all recognized varieties of fowls by american poultry association. Poultry breed standard books, apa standard of perfection. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. First, a large number of the illustrations to be found in the new standard of perfection do not correctly interpret the word descriptions in the book. Poorly organized in tiny print, three columns per page.
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