Sombor Kaporka
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| Country of origin | Serbia |
| Use | dual-purpose breed |
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| APA | no[2] |
| EE | not recognised[3] |
| PCGB | no[4] |
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The Sombor Kaporka or Sombor Crested is a Serbian breed of crested chicken.[5] It was bred at the beginning of the twentieth century in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in northern Serbia, and is named for the city of Sombor. It resulted from cross-breeding of imported Sulmtaler and Houdan birds with local chickens.[1] A breed standard was drawn up in about 1918.[5]
Use

The Sombor Crested is a dual-purpose breed, reared both for its eggs and for its meat. Hens may lay approximately 200–220 eggs per year, and some may lay as many as 260.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Species and breeds of poultry Centar za očuvanje autohtonih rasa = Center for preservation of indigenous breeds. Accessed May 2019.
- ^ APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
- ^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
- ^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
- ^ a b Breed data sheet: Sombor Crested / Serbia (Chicken). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2019.
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