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Industry Introduction Flashcards

1
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Chick

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Juvenile Chicken

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Pullet

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A juvenile female chicken prior to laying (specifically less than 19 weeks old in the table egg industry)

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Cockerel

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Juvenile Male chicken

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Hen

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An adult female chicken (specifically 19 weeks old, or more in the table egg industry) (or adult female turkey)

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Rooster

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Adult Male chicken

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Light Weight Broiler

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A meat type chicken marketed at about 1.75 kg (31-32 days of age)

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Heavy Weight Broiler

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A meat type chicken marketed at about 2.4 kg (38-40 days of age)

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Which is typically used more in the market today - lightweight or heavyweight broilers?

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Heavier broilers - means have fewer chickens to have x amount of meat
100kg broilers - takes more small birds vs big birds

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Roaster

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A broiler marketed at about 3 kg or more (7-9 weeks of age)

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10
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Light Fowl

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The term used to describe post-production table egg laying hens

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Heavy Fowl

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The term used to describe post-production broiler breeders (males and females)

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Broiler Breeder

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A parent of a broiler

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Spiking Male

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A younger replacement rooster used to replaced aged broiler breeder males

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14
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Table Egg

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An egg sold for human consumption

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Breaker Egg

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An egg sold for egg processing (pasteurization)

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Hatching Egg

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a fertile egg used to reproduce stocks by incubation

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17
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Poult

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a juvenile turkey

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18
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Tom

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Adult Male Turkey

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Broody Hen

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a turkey/chicken that wants to sit on eggs and stops laying

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Broiler Turkey

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a turkey that goes to market at about 5.5 kg (10 weeks of age)

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“Hen” Turkey

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a female turkey that goes to market at 8 kg (13 weeks of age)

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“Tom” Turkey

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a male turkey that goes to market at 15 kg (17 weeks of age)

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23
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Turkey Breeder

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the male or female parent of a production turkey

24
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What does “ACP” stand for?

A

Alberta Chicken Producers

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AFAC?

A

Alberta Farm Animal Care

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AHEP

A

Alberta Hatching Egg Producers

27
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What does AI mean?

A

Artificial Insemination

or Avian influenza

28
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AMU

A

Antimicrobial Use

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AMR

A

Antimicrobial resistance

30
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ATP

A

Alberta Turkey Producers

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BB

A

Broiler Breeder

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BW

A

Body Weight

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CFIA

A

the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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CFC

A

Chicken Farmers of Canada

35
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CHEP

A

Chicken hatching egg producers

36
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COP

A

Cost of Production

37
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DOA

A

Dead on arrival

38
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DY egg

A

a double-yolked egg

39
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EFA

A

Egg Farmers of Alberta

40
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EODES

A

Erratic Egg and Defective Egg Syndrome

41
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EFC

A

Egg Farmers of Canada

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FCR

A

feed conversion ratio

43
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HH egg production

A

hen-housed egg production

44
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HD egg production

A

hen-day egg production

45
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RWA

A

raised without antibiotics

46
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SM5

A

the five Canadian supply-managed commodities (milk, eggs, chicken, turkey and broiler hatching eggs)

47
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TFC

A

Turkey Farmers of Canada

48
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What are the supply managed poultry commodities?

A

Broiler chickens (Alberta Chicken Producers)
Turkeys (Alberta Turkey Producers)
Broiler hatching eggs (Alberta Hatching Egg Producers)
Table eggs (Egg Farmers of Alberta)

49
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What are NON supply managed poultry commodities?

A

Ducks
Geese
Quail
Pheasants

50
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Name and describe the 3 pillars of supply management?

A
  1. Production Management:
    Supply of poultry is regulated so that there is a constant supply of poultry products for consumers year-round and that supply meets the demand.
  2. Predictable Imports:
    The federal government limits imports of poultry and poultry products so that market requirements are met primarily by Canadian production.
  3. Pricing Mechanism:
    Prices paid to farmers for poultry and eggs are based on costs of production which means that producers receive a reasonable return.
51
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Why are costs of production typically lower in the US versus Canada?

A

lower labor costs
an abundance of locally produced feedstuffs (corn and soybeans)
less costs in heating barns
closer proximity to major centres

52
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The United states is “vertically integrated” What does this mean?

A

meaning that large companies own most or all steps of the supply chain and farmers are contract growers’

53
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Which country is the largest broiler producer?

A

United States - Canada is 16th broiler

54
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What country largest turkey producer

A

United States (Canada 7th)

55
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Largest Egg producers?

A

China first, US second

56
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What was the Canadian Poultry Product Consumption like in 2016? Specifically Chicken Meat, Turkey Meat and Eggs?

A

Chicken meat: 32.5 kg per person (increasing)
Turkey meat: 4.3 kg per person (increasing)
Eggs: 238.8 per person (increasing)

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