The or Sombor Crested is a Serbian

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of crested

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. It was bred at the beginning of the twentieth century in the

Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to ...

in northern Serbia, and is named for the city of

Sombor Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total population of 41,814 (), while its adminis ...

. It resulted from

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of imported

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and

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birds with local chickens. A breed standard was drawn up in about 1918.

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.

References

{{Reflist, 45em, refs= APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012
American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017. Species and breeds of poultry
Centar za očuvanje autohtonih rasa = Center for preservation of indigenous breeds. Accessed May 2019. 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. 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. Chicken breeds originating in Serbia Chicken breeds

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