Common Breeds of Poultry Flashcards
). Breed of chicken that represents a specialized selection out of the Rhode Island Red breed.
New Hampshire Red chicken
. This bird grows feathers very rapidly and is prone to go broody and make good mothers.
New Hampshire red chicken
What is the purpose of New Hampshire Red Chicken
Meat and egg production
A small, spritely, noisy bird with great style. . They are good foragers and can often glean much of their diet from ranging over fields and barnyards.
Leghorn Chickens
is not technically considered a breed of poultry, but rather a dual purpose chicken, meaning they are utilized in the meat and egg production
Sasso Chicken
Sasso acronym
Selection Avicole de la Sarthe et du Sud-Oest or “Avian Selection of Sarthe and Southwest
are one of the most popular chicken brands in the Philippines and in Africa.
Sasso Chicken
Sasso are famous for
high quality meat production and egg production
the breed was known as “Indian Game”.
Cornish
Corish are known as ____________
Indian Game
. Due to their shape, good Cornish often experience _____________________________
poor fertility and artificial mating is suggested
they are one of the most popular broiler breeds in the country.
Arbor Acres Broilers
What are the advantages of Arbor Acres
excellent livability, very good growth rate, efficient feed conversion ratio, and very good meat yield.
Breed of chicken that is popular i the free range chicken meat production business
Hubbard Broilers
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Universal Robina Farms
are one of the world’s most popular broilers.
Ross Broilers
are all rounded broilers that can survive in various environments that can be found in the Philippines.
Cobb Broilers
If you’re starting egg production the Philippines, what should you use
Commercial Layers
are one of the most common and “classic” layer breeds in the Philippines as well as the rest of the world.
Lohmann Layers
are another one of very popular layer breeds used for egg production in the Philippines.
Dekalb White Layers
Give one advantages of Dekalb White Layer
they have an excellent, mild, temperament
good livability
large number of eggs laid, , good egg size
as well as high quality of the eggs produced
are generally quiet and are also suited for alternative poultry rearing systems including backyard chicken
Dekalb White Layers
they are highly adaptable chickens and perform well in a wide variety of climatic conditions
Babcock White Layers
produces a high number of large sized eggs and maintains strong livability.
Babcock Brown Layer
Eggs from the___________________ laying hens are strong shelled and large sized.
Babcock Brown Layer
