Six-Stroke Pheasant

Six-Stroke Pheasant

The Six-Stroke Pheasant is a product with a geographical indication for agricultural products.

　　The Six-Stroke Pheasant

　　The Tian'e Six-Stroke Pheasant is a breed developed through artificial domestication and selective breeding of local wild pheasants in Tian'e under specific natural and cultural conditions. It gets its name from the local Zhuang language term “rwowa” (meaning flower bird), which is a homophone for the Chinese “六画.” In 2007, it was recognized as a local breed, becoming one of the few special poultry breeds designated at the local level in China.

　　The Tian'e Six-Stroke Pheasant is a highly valuable game bird known for its elegant appearance, tender meat, rich nutrition, strong wild flavor, unique taste, and high medicinal and health benefits, making it a prized delicacy among game meats. Its eggs have a delicate, smooth texture and delicious flavor with a lingering aftertaste. The eggs are rich in nutrients and are considered a premium health food, being high in protein and low in fat.

　　The Xinpingdong Six-Stroke Pheasant Breeding Farm in Tian'e County relies on science and technology, emphasizes unique characteristics, and continuously improves the quality of the pheasants through measures such as breed optimization and selection, as well as semi-wild farming practices. After several years of effort, it has gradually developed into a breeding and seedling production base for the Tian'e Six-Stroke Pheasant in the county. The pheasant products are highly popular among breeders and consumers across the country.

　　Product Quality Characteristics

　　(1) External Sensory Characteristics: Live Tian'e Six-Stroke Pheasants have a well-proportioned body, flushed cheeks, and neither males nor females have fleshy crests. Male pheasants have iridescent dark green feathers on the head and neck without a white collar; their chest feathers are deep blue; their backs are blue-gray with golden edges; their waists are earth yellow; their tail feathers are relatively long, yellow-gray in color, and arranged with neat dark green horizontal stripes. Female pheasants are mainly blackish-brown to dark brown in color, with yellowish-brown to grayish-brown patterns; their head and neck feathers are brownish-red; their abdominal feathers are grayish-yellow; and their tail feathers are shorter than those of the males. Males have a tuft of erect dark green ear feathers on each side of the top of the head, which females lack. Their shanks, toes, and beaks are bluish-gray. After slaughtering, the meat is dark red, with firm and compact muscle. The skin and muscle cross-section have a sheen, exhibiting the inherent color and aroma of the pheasant, with no off-odors. (2) Internal Quality Characteristics: The fresh meat of the Tian'e Six-Stroke Pheasant retains the characteristics of wild poultry meat, with a rich, fragrant taste, abundant amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, low fat content, and low cholesterol. (3) Safety Requirements: Strictly complies with the standards of pollution-free meat chicken including “NY5034-2005 Pollution-Free Food Poultry Meat and Poultry By-products,” “NY5030-2006 Pollution-Free Food Veterinary Drug Use Guidelines for Livestock and Poultry Breeding,” “NY5036-2001 Pollution-Free Food Poultry Breeding Veterinary Epidemic Prevention Guidelines,” and “NY/T5038-2006 Pollution-Free Food Poultry Breeding Production Management Standards.”

　　Geographic Scope

　　The Tian'e Six-Stroke Pheasant is produced in Tian'e County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, located in the upper reaches of the Hongshui River in the Pearl River system, between 106°34'–107°20' east longitude and 24°36'–25°28' north latitude. It borders Nandan County to the east, Fengshan and Donglan counties to the south, Leye County of Baise City to the west, and is separated from Luodian County of Guizhou Province to the north by the Hongshui River, covering a total area of 3,192 square kilometers. All 94 villages across the county’s 9 townships engage in breeding, with an annual total production of 1 million birds and an annual output of 1,500 tons.