[1/5] FILE PHOTO-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 September 1, 2023.
REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRASILIA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - When farmer Rubens Braz started breeding Brazilian chickens, he had no idea how big the operation - or the birds - would get.
Some twenty years later, he now raises giant roosters for small-scale farming and hobby purposes in central Brazil and is making a living from surging sales across the country.
His birds, called "Giant Indian Roosters," can grow over 120 centimeters (47 inches) tall.
As the global avian flu crisis has put a damper on business this year, limiting the transport of live animals in Brazil, Braz said he has focused on supplying fertilized eggs to nearby farmers.
Persons:
Rubens Braz, Gigante, Ueslei Marcelino, Braz, Avicultura Gigante, Isadora Machado, Ana Mano, Brad Haynes, Alexandra Hudson
Organizations:
roosters, REUTERS, Rights, Indian Roosters, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson
Locations:
Formosa, Goias State, Brazil, Rights BRASILIA, Goias