- Shamo (chicken)
Shamo or Ko-Shamo (軍鶏 or シャモ) is a breed of
chicken ofJapan which was originated inThailand . The name "Shamo" was a corruption of "Siam" during the earlyEdo period but has been selectively bred for several hundred years and is very different from the original stock. This breed is used for naked heeled cockboxing in Japancockfight , where it is still legal. It is also bred all over the world for its show quality.* oo-shamo (Large Shamo, 大軍鶏)
* chu-shamo (Medium Shamo, 中軍鶏)
* ko-shamo (Small Shamo, 小軍鶏)
* nanjin-shamo (Nanjin Shamo, 南京軍鶏)External links
* [http://www.japanosh.info/poultry.html Breeds of Shamo]
* [http://www.pet-nobu.com/hp/doubutu/1a/oosyamo.htm Oo Shamo] (in Japanese)
* [http://www.gene.affrc.go.jp/animal/chicken/chushamo-to.html Chu Shamo] (in Japanese)
* [http://ozashiki.cside.com/niwatori/koshamo.htm Ko Shamo] (in Japanese)
* [http://ltba.org - Louisiana Tape Boxing Association (LTBA)]
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