Originally brought over to the States from Italy, what breed of chicken is the most common in egg-laying operations?

The most common egg-laying chicken (of white eggs) is the White Leghorn. It is commonly believed that Leghorn is the Anglicized version of Livorno, which is where in Italy these chickens originated. They were brought to North America from Europe in 1828.

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