chicken Flashcards
1
Q
matured male
A
rooster or cock
2
Q
matured female
A
hen
3
Q
young male
A
cockerel
4
Q
young female
A
pullet
5
Q
day old chick/ DOC of either sex
A
straight run chicks
6
Q
type of chicken raised for meat
A
broiler
7
Q
type of chicken raised for egg
A
layer
8
Q
chicken harvested at 1kg or less
A
fryer
9
Q
process of hatching fertile eggs
A
incubation
10
Q
providing heat to newly hatch chicks
A
brooding
11
Q
act of laying eggs
A
oviposition
12
Q
act of mating in fowls
A
threading
13
Q
removal of testes
A
caponization
14
Q
removal of ovary
A
poulardization
15
Q
removal of comb
A
dubbing