11/15/24 Flashcards
What is the class of chicken?
Aves
What is the order of chicken?
Golliformes
What is the family of chicken?
Phasianiobe
What is the genus of chicken?
Gallus
What is the species of chicken?
Gp. gallus or Gp.domesticus
How many chromosomes do chickens have?
78 chromosomes
What is the genus of turkey?
Meleagris
What is the species of turkey
Gallopara
How many chromosomes does Turkey have?
82 chromosomes
What is the genus of ducks?
Cairina
What is the species of ducks?
Maschata
How many chromosomes do ducks have
80 chromosomes
What do you call a young chicken?
a chick
What is the point of lay mean?
When a chicken is about to start laying eggs
What age do chickens get the point of lay?
16 weeks
Do chickens repeatedly ovulate?
True
How many eggs can a chicken lay in a year?
300 eggs
How do double-yolk eggs form?
when a chicken ovulates twice at the same time
How much poultry is there worldwide?
19 billion
How much poultry is there in the US
9 billion ~ 1 year
How many eggs are produced a year?
100 billion eggs
How many pounds of poultry meat does 1 American consume?
100 Ib per person/year
How many eggs does 1 American consume?
300 eggs/ year
How many turkeys are there in the US
283 million
