Farmer from Sulaimaniya produces highly productive hybrid chicken breed

A farmer from the town of Chamchamal, west of the city of Sulaimaniya, succeeds in producing a new chicken breed with a higher production potential of eggs and meat.

Jamal Karbanjeh tells A24 News Agency that the new breed, which weighs twice as much as the original chicken breed and produces three times the amount of eggs, is a result of mating between a local rooster known as Shami and two types of local chickens.

Jamal, who is currently conducting research on the new breed, says he hopes to succeed in breeding hybrid chickens that can adapt to hot and cold weather, so he can export them abroad.

Local expert Bahjat Tayfur also speaks to A24 and hails Jamal’s project as a good step for increasing animal production. He urged government agencies, especially the faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture at the University of Sulaimaniya, to offer scientific and financial support for the project.