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Vietnam is the home of the Ganoi but the origin is unknown. Its history cannot be traced due to the lack of documentation but its origin is probably Vietnam as no other evidence of it coming from elsewhere has emerged.. The 30 years civil war ended in 1975 that killed millions and ruined the whole country further contributed to the lack of information.
Gà nòi have been exported to neighboring countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia in recent decades. Vietnamese cockers living in the United States had also brought gà nòi to the States. Fowls bearing physical resemblance to Ga noi can also be found in the Reunion Island.
New findings by the Japanese researchers suggest that domestication of the Ganoi took place more than 8,000 years ago in what is now Thailand and Vietnam (the golden triangle), the region in which the red jungle fowl is still found today.
Nòi = bloodline, breed. (Vietnamese writing uses diacritical mark) Gà Nòi = A special type of chicken people breed for fighting purpose.
There are basically two separate breeds of fighting Ganoi the Ga Don and Ga Cua
Gà Ðòn
Gà dòn is the naked-neck type of fowl use in tape-boxing fight. There are two major breeds of gà dòn. They are Mã li (hennie) and Mã chi (regular). There are numerous bloodlines within each breed of gà dòn. Vietnamese cockers generally breed a fowl to maintain or enhance its fighting ability, and not paying particular attention to any physical standard. Consequently, the fowls produced range widely in their physical appearance.
Spurless Gà dòn is described in many cockfighting manuals as the type of fowl that has no spur. Such a description refers to fowls that have no spur or very low protruding spurs from the Central. Today, the term gà dòn is also used to describe all tape boxing fowls regardless of their spur's length. (The majority of gà dòn in the South have long spurs)
In general, the fighting technique of Gà dòn differ from Gà cha. Gà dòn tends to use its shanks and feet to whip opponent while gà cha punctures and cuts with its spurs. Gà cha also grows its spurs at a faster rate in comparison to Gà dòn?. Traditionally, people fight gà dòn with blunted spurs or cut them so that the only combative weapon is the whipping legs.
The skull of a gà nòi is large, with a flat top. The face is broad, with large, raised cheekbones. Gà nòi can shows many different emotions with its facial expressions. When it is being fed by their owner, gà nòi shows a happy face expression. When a stranger comes near, it display a curious, wide-eyes staring look. When placed near an opponent, it shows a mean, daring look. The thick eyes lids, deep eyes socket, high cheekbones and cold staring of gà nòi set it apart from a regular chicken. a nòi has a large and powerful neck. The neck is medium in length. Neck bones are huge and tightly joined. The thick neck skin is wrinkled. They form multiple wavy layers. A question that many people have asked about gà nòi is whether or not its neck and head are naked naturally or trimmed. The answer is both. Some breeds of gà nòi are naked naturally, some have more feathers than other but most will be naked up to one year of age if raised in the hot climate of Viet Nam. The neck and thigh's feathers may or may not grow back in the second year. Factors such as bloodline and climate will determine how much these feathers may grow in the second year. The constant washing of the bird neck can toughen the neck skin and the feathers may not grow back. In the United States, ga nòi can adapts to the cold climate and may possess full feathers at an earlier age. Most could have full feathers at 9 months of age when raised in the U.S.Scales Most gà nòi have two rows of scales forming a zig zag line in the center. Three or four rows of scales in gà nòi are not common.
(note on Gà CuaGà cua is the smaller and lighter type of gamefowl that has full feathers and long, sharp spurs. Gà cua is native to the Southern part of Viet Nam and is not popular in the Central and the North. Traditionally, gà cua was fought in sharpened, natural spurs. Today, Gà cua is fought in gaff).