Introduction and 1-36 Pages Coverage Flashcards
What are the 3 key drivers favoring Philippine poultry industry today?
MASSIVE POPULATION GROWTH
FAST INCOME GROWTH
LOVE FOR CHICKENS
These are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, meat, and feathers.
Poultry
Poultry birds are the most typically members of the
super order known as:
GALLOANSERAE (fowl)
These birds are the most typically members of the super order GALLOANSERAE (fowl) especially the order _______.
GALLIFORMES (which includes chickens, quails, and turkeys)
It is the process of raising domesticated
birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys, quail, geese, swan, pigeon, and ostrich for the purpose of farming meat and eggs for food, chicken being the most numerous.
POULTRY FARMING
Chickens are raised for their ________.
meat and eggs
In the Philippines, what is the total chicken production from April to June 2021?
433.11 thousand metric tons
It overtaken pork as preferred proteins
liveweight chickens
Among the regions, what are the 3 regions sharing 61.2% to the country’s total chicken
production?
Central Luzon
CALABARZON
Northern Mindanao
How many percent does Central Luzon, CALABARZON and Northern Mindanao shares the country’s total chicken production?
61.2%
What region is the top producer of chickens?
CENTRAL LUZON
In 2006, gross earnings from chicken eggs went up by how many percent and amount of money?
11.03% (P23.12 M)
In 2005, how much is the gross earnings from chicken eggs?
(P20.82 M)
The price of chicken eggs moved up by ________ in 2006 compared with that of 2005 prices_______.
7.68% (P70/kg)
(P65.50/kg)
The price of chicken eggs moved up by ________ in 2006 compared with that of 2005 prices_______.
7.68% (P70/kg)
(P65.50/kg)
Fifty percent of the total layer population in 2006 was concentrated in what regions?
• Southern Tagalog (Calabarzon and Mimaropa)
• Central Luzon
Southern Tagalog (Calabarzon and Mimaropa) total layer population and percentage.
6.808 M (30.42%)
Central Luzon total layer population and percentage.
4.384 M (19.59%)
What are the third and fourth regions with high layer populations?
Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao
Central Visayas total layer population and percentage.
2.059 M (9.20%)
Northern Mindanao total layer population and percentage.
2.053 M (9.18%)
What are the rest 4 regions with significant contribution to 2006 chicken layer population?
Bicol
Southern Mindanao
Western Visayas
Eastern Visayas
Bicol total layer population and percentage.
1.931 M (8.63%)
Southern Mindanao total layer population and percentage.
1.216 M (5.4%)
Western Visayas total layer population and percentage.
1.124 M (5.02%)
Eastern Visayas total layer population and percentage.
1.123 M (5.0 2%)
These top producing regions contributed about how many percent of the total volume of eggs produced in 2006?
70%
It was preoccupied during the last 4 years promoting the consumption of
eggs.
Philippine Egg Board