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hen

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female chicken

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rooster

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male chicken

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chick

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young chickens

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pullet

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young female chicken

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capon

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castrated male chicken

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broiler

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any chicken that bred and raised for meat

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layer

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up to 72 months but typically 1 year

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white leghorn

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most white egg producing chicken breed

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cornish rock

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excellent meat producer

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RI red

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large brown eggs with barred Plymouth rock

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vertical integration

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type of egg production

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contract producer

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owns the facilities, equipment, land and provides labor

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hatchery

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chick 0-8 weeks

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sow

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breeding female pig

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gilt

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female pig that has not been bred

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boar

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breeding male pig

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barrow

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castrated male pig

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weaned pigs

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weaned at 21 days of age and 13-15 pounds at weaning

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grower and finishing pigs

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-pigs will be moved from the nursery to a finishing barn to continue growing.
-consume 6-10 pounds of feed daily

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biosecurity

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-minimize the risk of disease transmission from sources outside the production unit
-reduces the transmission of diseases among groups of pigs on the same farm

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intermuscular fat

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fat that is between the different muscles

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intramuscular fat

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fat that is within the muscle also referred to as marbling

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monogastric

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-one true stomach
-pigs require high energy feed that consists of corn and soybean

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market weight for pigs

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heifer
immature female that has not had a calf
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bull
intact male
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cow
intact female
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calf
offsprings
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colostrum
mom produces for the babies to build their immune system and if the mom doesn't have enough must be supplied to the babies
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mastitis
inflammation/infection with the mammary tissue and can be caused by E. coli and will experience high somatic count
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lactation for cow
305 days
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pasteurization
food safety method
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milking parlor
room designed to mass milk a big group of cows
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hypocalcemia
-milk fever -common after a cow gives birth -caused by severe drop in blood concentrations
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body temp
cow- 101.4-102.8 chicken- 105.0-109.4 swine- 101.6-103.6
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estrous cycle
swine and cow- 21 days
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genus and species
cow- bos indicus and bos taurus swine- sus and scrofa domesticus chicken- gallus gallus domesticus
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incubation for chicken
21 days
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gestation period
swine- 114 days cow- 283 days
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which breed of cow produces the most milk
holstein
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what breed of cows produces the most protein and fat in milk
jersey cow
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what states are the top producers for eggs
Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas
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what states are the top producers for chicken meat
Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Mississippi
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how are poultry digestion different
monogastric omnivores and have a specialized avion tract, have a gizzard
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how is nutrition with poultry and swine the same
they compete for the same concentrated feeds like grain, soybean and by-product feeds
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what bacterium is found on the outside of eggshells and how can this be contained
-salmonella -methods of washing
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which country produces the most pork
china
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which states in the US produce the most pork
Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina
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how much do pigs weigh in the nursery phase
50-60 pounds
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most popular breed of swine in the US
Yorkshire (1st), Duroc (2nd), Berkshire (3rd)
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why do pasteurize milk
to get rid of any bacteria and improve the quality of the milk
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what are the top milk producing states in the US
California, Wisconsin, Idaho
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what are the top milk producing countries
India, USA, China
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how do we test milk
somatic cell count, bacteria counts, and checking milk for the presence of antibiotics
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what is key for healthy cows and high quality milk
proper nutrition, cleanliness, milking protocols, comfort and vaccination/management
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what percentage of broilers are reared by contract producers
90%
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how many days post calving does a cow reach peak production
50-70
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how much should piglets weigh at birth
2-3 pounds
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what type of egg laying operation results in a higher risk of chicken losses due to crushing
cage free layered

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