British Poultry Standards
Contents page of the 1865 edition | |
| Editor | William Bernhardt Tegetmeier |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | poultry breed standards |
| Published | 1865 (Groombridge and Sons, for the Poultry Club) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 56 |
British Poultry Standards is a compilation of the breed standards for poultry in the United Kingdom, approved and published by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. The standards themselves are usually drawn up by the individual specialist breed societies.: 2 It is the official reference standard used by judges at poultry shows in the United Kingdom.
It was first published in 1865 as The Standard of Excellence in Exhibition Poultry, and was the earliest publication of its kind in the world. Later editions had various titles until 1905, when the present title was adopted.