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The Poule gasconne is a French breed of chicken.
The Gascon hen is an ancient breed of chicken established in the Garonne valley, in Gascony, France for centuries. She comes from the old Gallic type. The breed began to be known in the sixteenth century because it is the one that is used to make the chicken in the pot advocated by Henry IV. The first documents relating to the breed date from 1860. At that time, its production was very important in the Gers, Haute-Garonne or Tarn-et-Garonne.[1] Until the beginning of the 20th century, it was still confused with the Landes hen and the Caussade hen. The standard is defined several times from 1907 to 1920. Its performance, abundant meat level, egg laying and rusticity, are highlighted thanks to poultry exhibitions.[2] It was at the time considered the best breed of French laying hens, according to a bulletin from the Société centrale d'aviculture de France (SCAF).[1][3]
The breed decreased significantly in number during the 1950s, with the industrialization of agriculture and the creation of hybrid hens, better layers accepting much better difficult living conditions in battery cages.[4] The breed nevertheless remains a very good layer, especially in the long term.
The number of Gascon hens is gradually rising thanks to the passionate breeders participating in poultry exhibitions, associations and their desire to perpetuate the French breeds.
In 2003, the association "La Poule Gasconne" was created. It brings together professionals and amateurs wishing to preserve, perpetuate and enhance the breed, by presenting chickens and roosters in poultry exhibition, by developing their number and by marketing products that come from them. The assets of the breed as well as a guarantee of quality are highlighted: outdoor breeding, low density of animals, slow breeding, etc.
In 2008, the Slow Food association, which is an awareness-raising movement for eco-gastronomy and alter-consumption, recognized the taste qualities of the breed and made it one of its sentries of taste.[5]
In 2012, the association "La Poule Gasconne" registered the trademark "Noire d'Astarac-Bigorre" as well as the signature that accompanies it: "gasconne, fière et gourmande".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Histoire de la race". noiredastaracbigorre.fr. 2021..
- ^ "La poule Gasconne". midipyrenees.fr. 2011..
- ^ « - Quelle est la meilleure race de poules pondeuses française ? - À tout seigneur, tout honneur ! C’est la Gasconne ! Loin devant toutes les autres, cette jolie poule noire s’impose autant pour la grosseur et le nombre de ses œufs que pour la finesse et l’abondance de sa chair… » SCAF
- ^ Les principales races en aviculture. Belgique: Université de Liège, faculté de médecine vétérinaire. 17 November 2004. p. 3.
- ^ Slow Food. Sentinelles du goût - La poule gasconne (PDF).
- ^ "Historique de l'association "La Poule Gasconne"". noiredastaracbigorre.fr. 2021.