Glossary Flashcards
It is a collective term for all domestic birds that is of economic service to man.
POULTRY
It can also refer to the dressed carcass of the fowl.
POULTRY
These are kinds of birds that are included in the term poultry.
POULTRY SPECIES
Total abdominal depth & width
ABDOMINAL CAPACITY
The distance between the pubic & the keel bone
ABDOMINAL DEPTH
The distance between the 2 pubic bones
ABDOMINAL WIDTH
Fear of chickens
ALEKTOROPHOBIA
Medication used as an aid to prevent and treat coccidiosis and can be found in some medicated chick feeds
AMPROLIUM
Adilute substance produced by microorganisms that have
the power to kill other organisms.
ANTIBIOTIC
Asubstance formed in the body as a result of infection or administration of suitable antigens.
ANTIBODY
A disease organism that has been weakened to reduce its virulence.
ANTTENUATED
Pertaining to birds
AVIAN
Microscopic organisms that are composed of a single cell.
BACTERIA
A miniature chicken about the size of a regular chicken
BANTAM
A chicken of mixed breed
BARNYARD CHICKEN