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Photo Essay: Brazilian agronomist turns hobby into successful giant rooster breeding business

Rubens Braz Avicultura Gigante firm specializes in the breeding and selection of "Giant Indian Roosters,"

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September 21, 2023

A Giant Indian Urubu named Varapau stands next 21 month old Gabriel Pereira at the Avicultura Gigante. Reuters
A Giant Indian Urubu named Varapau stands next 21 month old Gabriel Pereira at the Avicultura Gigante. Reuters
A 'normal' size chicken is seen beside a Giant Indian Urubu rooster named Galalau. Reuters
A 'normal' size chicken is seen beside a Giant Indian Urubu rooster named Galalau. Reuters
A Giant Indian Urubu rooster named Galalau. Reuters
A Giant Indian Urubu rooster named Galalau. Reuters
Feathers of a Giant Indian Urubu chicken are pictured at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
Feathers of a Giant Indian Urubu chicken are pictured at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
Chicks and eggs of the Giant Indian Urubu rooster are photographed in a laboratory at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
Chicks and eggs of the Giant Indian Urubu rooster are photographed in a laboratory at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
A 'normal' size chicken is seen beside a Giant Indian Urubu rooster named Galalau at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
A 'normal' size chicken is seen beside a Giant Indian Urubu rooster named Galalau at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
Alex Marinho works on artificial insemination on a Giant Indian Urubu in a laboratory at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
Alex Marinho works on artificial insemination on a Giant Indian Urubu in a laboratory at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
Giant Indian Urubu chickens stand at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
Giant Indian Urubu chickens stand at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
A chick of the Giant Indian Urubu, one week old, is photographed at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
A chick of the Giant Indian Urubu, one week old, is photographed at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
Agronomist Rubens Braz poses with his Giant Indian Urubu rooster named Galalau at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
Agronomist Rubens Braz poses with his Giant Indian Urubu rooster named Galalau at the Avicultura Gigante, which breeds giant roosters for small-scale meat production and ornamental purposes, in Formosa, Goias State, Brazil. Reuters
Updated: September 26, 2023, 6:40 AM`
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