It is published by the Poultry Club of Great Britain and is the official reference standard used by judges at poultry shows within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

[3] It was entitled The standard of excellence in Exhibition Poultry and was edited by William Bernhardt Tegetmeier.

The compilation of the standard was then taken over by the second, current Poultry Club of Great Britain.

[3] The edition published in 2019 by Wiley-Blackwell is the seventh in the current numbering.

[4] The standard is the official reference for use by judges at poultry shows in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.