ASIAN GAMEFOWL
SOCIETY
of
IRAN
INTRODUCTION Cockfighting
has a great tradition in Iran, a country rich in culture and history I It is
situated in the Middle East and is was also known as Persia. Iran, is divided
into various regions and many of these are known for their specific
gamefowl . An example is the Lar region were the gamecocks are know as "Lari".
COCKFIGHTING
In present Iran cockfighting is officially forbidden but as
in many countries and Iran not being an exemption traditions are
persistently being continued by the people and by doing this the
preserve the tradition of cockfighting.
Gamecocks in
Iran are fought wthout artificial spurs. Birds are matched in
natural or blunted spurs and the fight will last till one of the
birds quits fighting. Iranian gamecocks have a good reputation concerning
gameness.
IRANI
GAMEFOWL BREEDS
Iran , as many other Arabic countries seen from its history has
been acting as a crossroad for the East -West trade throughout the
centuries. Arabic traders went to many countries in East & West
Asia such like India (including Pakistan ), Sri Lanka (Ceylon), China,
Afghanistan and other destinations in
Asia.
The majority of Iranian gamecocks originate from the Indian subcontinent
and Pakistan. The overall discription of Iranian gamefowl can be discribed
as being of the large Asil type. Weight range ± 4 to 5
Kgs.
A good number
of gamefowl in Iran comes from neighbouring Afghanistan. These
"Afghani" have also a good reputation among Iranian cockers.
A very specific type is bred in the Lar
region ( South of Iran). Concerning type and typical breeding points a "Lari"
gamecock does show Malayoid and Bankiva
characteristics.
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