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Major [Key] Terms Flashcards

1
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Hen

A

Female poultry (1 year)

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2
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Pullet

A

Female chicken (

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3
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Chick

A

baby chicken

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4
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Cock/Rooster

A

Male chicken (1 year)

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5
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Cockerel

A

Male chicken (

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6
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Capon

A

Castrared male chicken

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7
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Tom/Gobbler

A

male turkey

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8
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Poult

A

baby turkey

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9
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Drake

A

male duck

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Duckling

A

baby duck

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Gander

A

male goose

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12
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Gosling

A

baby goose

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13
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Goose

A

female goose

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14
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Geese

A

plural of goose

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15
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Cob

A

male swan

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Pen

A

female swan

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17
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Cygnet

A

baby swan

18
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Keet

A

Baby guinea fowl

19
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Cock/Coaxer

A

Male pigeon

20
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Squab

A

baby pigeon

21
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Peacock

A

male peafowl

22
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Peahen

A

female peafowl

23
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Peachick

A

baby peafowl

24
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Jake

A

young male turkey

25
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Jenny

A

Young female turkey

26
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Broiler

A

a meat-type bird

27
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Brood

A

to care for a batch of chicks

28
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Brooder

A

a devise used to provide warmth to young chicks

29
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Broody

A

a hen that is sitting on eggs with the intent of hatching them

30
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Bantam

A

miniature chicken breeds

31
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Cull

A

to remove

32
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Straight-run (chicks)

A

unsexed

day-old chicks that have not been sorted by sex

33
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Pecking order

A

the social rank of individuals within a flock

34
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Oviposition

A

the laying of an egg

35
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Morbidity

A

number sick

36
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Mortality

A

number dead

37
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Class

A

groups of birds from a common geographical area

American, Asiatic, English, Mediterranean Continental

38
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Breed

A 
Birds within a class
differ in body shape, size, skin color, toe number, or feathering of the shanks
39
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Variety

A

Birds within a breed

differ in feather color, pattern, or type of comb

40
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Strain

A

Birds within a variety

developed for specific traits

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