Proud owners, top animals and striking breed products

Part 4

Text and photos: Simone Cepollina, vice president F.I.A.V.

On 23-24-25 January 2015 Best in Show was won by in Reggio Emilia, the 21th Mr. Vantellino Marco with Italian Championship Show a coucou Sabelpoot. was held. The first prize in the class First we present you the Italian breeds was won photos of the Poultry by Mr. Confalonieri section, with our thanks to Francesco with a turkey Simone Cepollina, vice breed ‘Nero d'Italia’. president F.I.A.V. The Italian breeders also In the Poultry section 1579 presented some new birds (, bantams, breeds of Italian origin geese, turkeys, ducks) had not yet present in the been entered by 120 Italian standard: the breeders from all parts of Mugellese, the Brianzolo Italy. and the Lomellina goose.

Also some new colour varieties of breeds already in the Italian standard (Spanish with White Face in blue; Pekin Bantam in orange partridge; Cochin in lemon cuckoo; Sabelpoot in Blue Lemon Millefleur, had been presented.

Judges, at the invitation of the Federation (F.I.A.V.) were Andy Verelst, Matthieu Leuridan and Anthony Rè.

Winners Best in Show, left to right: Vantellino Marco, Confalonieri Francesco, Sgambati Andrea.

Right: Cochin hen, white. Owner: Rolla Paolo.

Above: Indian Game hen, blue double laced. Owner: Furlan Luca.

Left: Cochin bantam hen, cuckoo. Owner: Cepollina Simone.

Above: Best in Show, Sabelpoot cockerel, cuckoo. Owner: Vantellino Marco.

Below: Modern English Game bantam, hen. Owner: Dalla Zanna Giancarlo.

Above, left: Presented for recognition in the Italian Poultry Standard: Cochin in lemon cuckoo.

Left: bantam, black cockerel. Owner: Massaccisi Amadio.

Left: Spanish White Faced hen. Owner: Tona Maurizio.

Below: Orpington bantam hen, gold black laced. Owner: Vantellino Marco.

Above, left: Phoenix bantam cockerel. Owner: Della Gaspera Stefano. Above, right: Bearded Silkie, cuckoo. Owner: Cecchin Enrico. More photos see http://www.fiavinfo.eu/?p=1159

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