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There are more than 100 breeds of chicken worldwide with 90% used for meat consumption.  Different breeds offer distinct flavor and texture opportunities. Currently there are 15 chicken breeds on the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy's Redlist of America's Endangered Foods.

Ac Ancona Andalusian Appenzell Bearded Hen Araucanas Aseel Australorp Barred Plymouth Rock Barnevelders Brahma Broilers Cornish Delaware Dominiques Dorking Dutch Bantam Leghorn Malay Meat Birds English Pheasant Fowl Rhode Island Red Silkie White Rock

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