Beltsville Small White

Beltsville Small White
A historic photo of a Beltsville Small White breed turkey.
Conservation status
Country of originUnited States
Distribution
  • Canada
  • United States[3]
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    17–21 lb (7.7–9.5 kg)[2]
  • Female:
    10–17 lb (4.5–7.7 kg)[2]
Skin colorwhite
Egg colorpale buff with reddish-brown spots
Classification
APAAmerican[2]
PCGBLight: White [4]

The Beltsville Small White is a modern American breed of domestic turkey.[1][2][5] It was developed from 1934 at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center of the United States Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, Maryland,[6] and was named for that town and for its physical characteristics — small size and white plumage.[7] It enjoyed a brief period of commercial success in the mid-twentieth century, but numbers then declined sharply; in the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed, and may be considered a heritage turkey breed.[2][8]

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  7. ^ Ekarius, Carol (2007). Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds. Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58017-667-5.
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