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The Asil originated in the Indian subcontinent, the area that includes modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka; [9] it is thought to be among the oldest breeds of fighting cock. [10]: 47 [11] The word "Asil" is from Arabic, and means "purebred". [9] In India, it is a general term for all fighting breeds. [4]
The Oxford Old English Game is an ancient breed of chicken, originating from Britain. They were officially recognised when The Old English Game Club split, creating two breeds of Old English Game fowl. They are primarily farmed for meat but have been used for cock fighting and eggs on a domestic scale.
The Thai Game is a breed of hard feather fighting chicken, originating in Thailand, and known as Thai: ไก่ชน. Since 2009 they have been recognised by the British Poultry Standards. They are described as of Malayoid type, with similarities to Shamo but with a lighter build and higher positioned tail as the most obvious differences.
The bantam version of the breed does not derive from the original large fowl. It was created in New Jersey in the 1940s by a breeder named Frank Gary. He cross-bred the wild Red Jungle Fowl with fighting bantams of the type known at the time as "pit game".
Shamo (軍鶏) is an overall designation for gamefowl in Japan. There are seven recognised breeds of Shamo chicken in Japan, all of which are designated Natural Monuments of Japan. The Shamo breeds are thought to derive from fighting chickens of Malay type brought from Thailand in the early part of the 17th century. [1]: 13
The Sumatra may be reared as an ornamental breed or for showing. [citation needed] Hens are good layers of white or cream-coloured eggs, of which they may lay about 130 per year. [8]: 305 [9]: 86 They are very good sitters, and may be used to hatch eggs of other breeds, including water-fowl. [8]: 305
Numbers of the breed in the USA are very low; in 2014 its conservation status there was listed as "critical" by the FAO. [13] The Malay was the first chicken breed to be bantamised; a dwarf version of the standard-sized breed was created at the turn of the twentieth century. [3]: 169
The Taiwanese Game or Taiwan is a breed of large game chicken originating in the island of Taiwan. It is among the largest of chicken breeds, and may exceed 10 kg in body weight. [ 7 ] It shows some similarity to large Japanese Shamo birds [ 8 ] and, although it does not originate in Japan, may also be known as the Taiwanese Shamo .