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| Conservation status | FAO (2007): no data[1]: 44 |
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| Other names |
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| Nicknames | pattes-bleues |
| Country of origin | France |
| Distribution | |
| Standard | Bresse Gauloise Club |
| Use | dual-purpose: eggs and meat |
| Traits | |
| Weight | |
| Skin colour | white |
| Comb type | single comb |
| Classification | |
| APA | not listed[3] |
| EE | no[4] |
| PCGB | rare soft feather: light[5] |
| Notes | |
| slate-blue legs | |
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The Bresse Gauloise is a French breed of domestic chicken. It originates in the historic region and former province of Bresse, in the regions of Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne and Franche-Comté, in eastern France. Because of legal restrictions on the use of the name, only white chickens raised within that area may be called "Bresse"; outside it, they are given the name "Gauloise"; the breed name combines both.[6][7] Four colours are recognised for the Bresse Gauloise, three of them linked to areas within Bresse:[8] the Bresse de Bourg is "grey" (silver-pencilled); the Bresse de Bény is white; the Bresse de Louhans is black; and a blue variety has recently been created.[2] White Bresse de Bény chickens and capons raised in the area of Bresse have appellation d'origine contrôlée status and are marketed as poulet de Bresse; they are regarded as a premium product and command higher prices than other chickens.[9]: 378
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