Ayam Cemani
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Ayam Cemani is a breed of chicken
, originating in Indonesia
. It is rarely kept breed.
and Cemani is name of village on Central Java
.
city on the Java
, Indonesia
. It was first time imported into Europe in 1998 by Dutch breeder Jan Steverink. Nowadays it is kept in the Netherlands, Germany
, Slovakia
and Czechia.
There are many descendants of the Ayam Cemani including In Sweden the "Swedish Black Chicken". It is thought that Ayam Cemani may have been brought to Europe by the Dutch VOC seamen on board the maritime company VOC that had numerous contacts in both Africa and Asia.
The hens are nonsitters, produce 80 eggs per year of 45 g weight.
Despite many rumours the blood of the Ayam Cemani is NOT black as this would be a scientific impossibility. When haemoglobin binds oxygen to it is turns red - when the O2 is depleted it goes blue - hence blue lips in the cold - de-oxygenated blood is kept in the extremeties and the warm oxygenated blood stays close to the internal organs - if you lips were blue and you cut your lip, the blood would still appear red as it would oxygenate the Haemoglobin on contact with the air.
Chicken
The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
, originating in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It is rarely kept breed.
Name
Ayam means chicken in Indonesian languageIndonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
and Cemani is name of village on Central Java
Central Java
Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...
.
Origin
The breed originated in Cemani village near SurakartaSurakarta
Surakarta, also called Solo or Sala, is a city in Central Java, Indonesia of more than 520,061 people with a population density of 11,811.5 people/km2. The 44 km2 city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Sukoharjo Regency to the east and...
city on the Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It was first time imported into Europe in 1998 by Dutch breeder Jan Steverink. Nowadays it is kept in the Netherlands, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
and Czechia.
There are many descendants of the Ayam Cemani including In Sweden the "Swedish Black Chicken". It is thought that Ayam Cemani may have been brought to Europe by the Dutch VOC seamen on board the maritime company VOC that had numerous contacts in both Africa and Asia.
Description
The birds are completely black: black plumage with a greenish shine, black legs and toe nails, black beak and tongue, black comb and wattles, black meat and bones and even dark blood (Not Black) and organs. The roosters weigh 2-2,5 kg and the hens from 1.5–2 kg.The hens are nonsitters, produce 80 eggs per year of 45 g weight.
Despite many rumours the blood of the Ayam Cemani is NOT black as this would be a scientific impossibility. When haemoglobin binds oxygen to it is turns red - when the O2 is depleted it goes blue - hence blue lips in the cold - de-oxygenated blood is kept in the extremeties and the warm oxygenated blood stays close to the internal organs - if you lips were blue and you cut your lip, the blood would still appear red as it would oxygenate the Haemoglobin on contact with the air.