AMERICAN MAMMOTH BRONZE

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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Great Britain

CATEGORY: Turkey

CLASSIFICATION	CODE	MASSES	BREED CODE	RING SIZES
Heavy			701
Old Turkey Tom	42	13kg to 18kg		F – G
Old Turkey Hen	44	8kg to 12kg		E – F
Young Turkey Stag	46	8kg to 12kg		F – G
Young Turkey Hen	48	5kg to 10kg		E – F

The Mammoth Bronze turkey was first developed as the Cambridge, the Norfolk Black being used in the crossing, and it became known as the Cambridge Bronze. Later importations of American Bronze turkeys resulted in crossings with the Cambridge Bronze to obtain greater size, until the name American Mammoth Bronze became generally known. In S.A. usually known as the “plaaskalkoen”.

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