AnAge entry for Gallus gallus
Classification (HAGRID: 00685)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Gallus
- Species
- Gallus gallus
- Common name
- Red junglefowl
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 30 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Chickens are considered a relatively short-lived and fast ageing species [0136]. The maximum longevity in captivity of these birds, however, has been reported to be 30 years [0001]. This is not impossible considering the large number of animals kept in captivity, yet remains unproven. For comparative analyses the use of a more conservative value for maximum longevity, such as 15 or 20 years, is recommended. Domestic chicken reach sexual maturity before six months of age.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Clutch size
- (oviparous)
- Clutches per year
- Weight at hatching
- Adult weight
- 779.8 g
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.037 days-1 (from logistic function)
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- Not yet available
- Basal metabolic rate
- 6.0050 W
- Body mass
- 2710.0 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.002216 W/g
References
- [0870] Swanberg et al. (2010), Telomere biology of the chicken: a model for aging research (PubMed)
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0607] Dou et al. (2006), Co-evolutionary analysis of insulin/insulin like growth factor 1 signal pathway in vertebrate species (PubMed)
- [0435] McKechnie and Wolf (2004), The allometry of avian basal metabolic rate: good predictions need good data (PubMed)
- [0135] Santana et al. (2003), Differential effects of aging on the distribution of calcium-binding proteins in a pretectal nucleus of the chicken brain (PubMed)
- [0136] Holmes et al. (2003), Reproductive aging in female birds (PubMed)
- [0137] Srinivasan et al. (2000), Aging-induced osteopenia in avian cortical bone (PubMed)
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0138] Weil et al. (1999), Fertility decline in aging roosters is related to increased testicular and plasma levels of estradiol (PubMed)
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0139] Gracy et al. (1990), The accumulation of oxidized isoforms of chicken triosephosphate isomerase during aging and development (PubMed)
- [0080] Kuck et al. (1982), Total sulfhydryl by raman spectroscopy in the intact lens of several species: variations in the nucleus and along the optical axis during aging (PubMed)
External Resources
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- ITIS 176086
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- Taxonomy ID 9031
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