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[[Image:Volailles des Landes.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Volailles des Landes]]
'''[[Template:Indication Géographique ProtégéeFr|IGP]] Volailles des Landes''' are [[poultry]] (white, black and yellow [[chickens]], [[capons]], [[poularde|poulardes]], [[guinea fowl]], [[turkeys]] and [[quails]]) carcasses or cut pieces with firm flesh and superior organoleptic characteristics,
slaughtered at an age close to sexual maturity.

'''Geographical area''': 

The département of Landes in France and adjacent districts.

'''Evidence of origin''': 

All of the links in the network are listed (hatcheries, food producers,
breeders, abattoirs). Documentary records are kept for eveiy batch of [[poultry]]:
declaration by the breeder of birds added to his stock, delivery slips for day old
chicks, declaration of departure for the abattoir and receipts for collection
of carcasses from the abattoir, declaration of the labels used for the [[poultry]]
after slaughter and declaration of downgraded [[poultry]]. The labels are all
numbered.
Checks on the consistency of the above information mean that the origin of
the product can always be traced.

'''Acquisition''':

Pure and crossbred slow-growing stock; rearing in small buildings (maximum area
150 square metres for [[chickens]]), in the open air or free-range. [[Cereal]]-based feed, 50%
of which comprises [[maize]]. Minimum age for slaughter of each type; carcases graded
at the abattoir.

'''Link''':

The link with the geographical origin of the product derives from the following
factors:

''Historical reputation'', linked to the existence of [[poultry]]-breeding in the region,
introduced by the Spaniards in the 8th century. This production made especially
significant headway in the 18th and 19th centuries. The reputation of the [[poultry]]
markets in Dax reached its zenith in the early 20th centuiy. The introduction of
[[maize]]-growing in the region promoted the development of [[poultry]] production on
farms.

''Present reputation'', especially among restaurateurs, but also among the population
of the whole of France. The first Red Label was awarded to a Landes [[chicken]] in
1965, which helped to enhance the reputation of Landes [[poultry]] products. 

'''Gastronomy''':
The [[Template:Indication Géographique ProtégéeFr|IGP]] Volailles des Landes can be conserved in many ways: fresh, in slices and filleted or frozen. At the same time, there are a lot of recipes based on [[Template:Indication Géographique ProtégéeFr|IGP]] Volailles des Landes, famous due to the compactness of fowls and their exquisite taste. With the different species of [[Template:Indication Géographique ProtégéeFr|IGP]] Volailles des Landes it is possible to make tasteful and elaborated second courses, aromatized and cooked with precious [[wines]], which are often accompanied with [[sauces]] and [[creams]] in line with the French tradition and [[vegetable]] and with [[potato]] trimmings.

'''Reference:  [http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/registeredName.html?denominationId=763 The European Commission] ''' 

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