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-it can be defined as those of birds that render economic services to man and reproduce freely under his care.
POULTRY
term applied to all poultry species specifically, applied to designated mature domestic cocks and hens. Poultry can refer also to the dressed carcass of fowls.
fowl
projecting mouth parts of the chickens and turkey, consisting of upper and lower mandibles.
beak
the projecting mouth parts of waterfowl, consisting of upper and lower mandibles.
bill
a race of domestic fowls which maintains distinctive characteristics shape, growth, temperament, and shell color of egg produced.
breed
meat type chicken commonly grown up to 35-42 days and weighing 1.5-2.5 kgs live weight.
broiler
a place where young chicjs/ducklings are cared for after hatching until the have grown to a point where they no longer need additional heat.
brooder
-caponized cockerels; usually grown up to 4 months and weights up to 3 kgs with more improved quality of meat.
capon
Young domestic chicken while at the downy stage.
chick
Young domestic chicken while at the downy stage.
chick
Group of eggs later for successive days.
clutches
A male fowl one year old or over.
cock/rooster
A male fowl less than one year old.
cockerel
- male of vascularized tissue growing on tops of fowlss head.
comb
The receptacle in which a fowls food is accumulated before it passes to the gizzard.
crop
Old hens that passed their usefulness for commercial egg production.
culls
the first covering of a chick whose major functions is for insulation.
down
-the male of the duck family.
drake
Cutting if a comb, wattles, or carmines, so as to leave the head smooth.
dubbing
The young of the duck family in the diwnybstage of plumage.
duckling
-volume of feed necessary to produce a kilogram gain in weight.
feed conversion ratio
-the number of volume of chicken sold marketed based on the number of days old chick raised.
harvest recovery
Period (in days) where embryonic development takes place outside the body of the hen.
incubation
Egg type or dual type 6 months old female that lay eggs.
layer