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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 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".
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 Australian Game was developed in the 19th century in the state of New South Wales, Australia.They were originally bred for cockfighting and meat production, and developed from a mix of Australian Pit Game, Malay Game, Old English Game, Modern Game and Asil. [2]
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
It was exported to the West for the first time in the early 1990s, and is not yet accepted into poultry breed standards, such as the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection. Ga nois are a hard-feather breed. The ga noi is 1 of 3 main chickens in Vietnam; the other two, the ga tre and ga rung, are also used for fighting.
The Yakido was created as a sparring-partner for larger fighting-cocks. [ 8 ] : 321 Hens lay about 80 cream-coloured or brown eggs per year; egg weight is about 50 g. [ 2 ] This breed is used in creating Kumano Jidori(F3 hybrid used for meat production) as one of great-grandfathers.
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 .