7m 14s: longueur
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Contact: KURUVILLA POTHEN, Mob: +91-9961560930 The original name of the breed seems to be Kalamsi, Meaning a fowl with black flesh. However, it is popularly known as kadaknath. It is bred by the tribals in Jhabua and Dhar Districts in western Madhya Pradesh. The eggs are light brown. The day-old chicks are bluish to black with irregular dark stripes over the back. The adult plumage varies from silver and gold-spangled to bluish-black without any spangling. The skin, beak, shanks, toes and soles of feet are slate like in colour. The comb, wattles and tongue are purple. Most of the internal organs show intense black colouration, which is pronounced in trachea, thoracic and abdominal air-sacs, gonads and at the base of the heart and mesentery. Varying degrees of black colouration. The blood is darker than normal blood. The black pigment has been due to deposition of melanin. The flesh, although repulsive to look at, is delicious. A medium layer, lays about 80 eggs per year. The bird is resistant to diseases in its natural habitat in free range but is more susceptible to marek’s disease under intensive rearing conditions. Protein content in kadaknath is higher than 25% in an ordinary bird it varies between 18-20%. Research has shown that this species has lower cholesterol(0.73-1.05%) than white chicken(13-25%) High levels of 18 amino acids out of which 8 are essential for the human and rich in hormone. Vitamins B1,B2,B6, B12, C and E, niacin, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, nicotinic acids, etc. Also, Anthurium, Orchids and cut flower