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Which one of the following poultry birds is not an English breed?

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Sussex
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Australorp
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Orpington
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D
Minorca
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Solution

The correct option is D Minorca
The term 'poultry' refers to the domestic fowls and includes chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks that are raised for the production of meat or egg.
Sussex - is an English breed of chicken with a dual purpose of meat and eggs.
Australorp - is a chicken of Australian origin domesticated for meat and eggs.
Orpington - is a breed domesticated for good quality meat and is named after the town of Orpington, Kent, in south-east England.
Minorca- is a chicken breed with origins from the
Mediterranean island of Minorca, in the Balearic islands to the south-east of Spain.
So, the correct answer is 'Minorca'

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