Appenzeller
Classification: Traditional
Region: Switzerland
Purpose: Fancy
Black Sumatra
Classification: Traditional
Region: America
Purpose: Fancy
Cochin
Classification: Commercial
Region: England
Purpose: Fancy
Onagadori
Classification: Traditional
Region: Japan
Purpose: Fancy
Red Jungle Fowl
Classification: Red Jungle Fowl
Region: Thailand
Purpose: Red Jungle Fowl
Silkies
Classification: Traditional
Region: China
Purpose: Dual
White Leghorn
Classification: Commercial
Region: Europe
Purpose: Layer
Henan Game chicken
Classification: Traditional
Region: China
Purpose: Fighting
As the most abundant and widespread domesticates, the characterization of genomic diversity of chickens at a global scale are indeed required for the sustainable conservation and utilization of these valuable resources. We conduct the initial data analyses of 1986 genomes of different indigenous populations/ecotypes, improved lines, and fancy chickens mostly from Asia, Africa and Europe. We develop the multi-function database, Chicken2K, to integrate the genomic data and multiple bioinformatic tools to facilitate data sharing and mining. More...