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-it can be defined as those of birds that render economic services to man and reproduce freely under his care.
POULTRY
term applied to all poultry species specifically, applied to designated mature domestic cocks and hens. Poultry can refer also to the dressed carcass of fowls.
fowl
projecting mouth parts of the chickens and turkey, consisting of upper and lower mandibles.
beak
the projecting mouth parts of waterfowl, consisting of upper and lower mandibles.
bill
a race of domestic fowls which maintains distinctive characteristics shape, growth, temperament, and shell color of egg produced.
breed
meat type chicken commonly grown up to 35-42 days and weighing 1.5-2.5 kgs live weight.
broiler
a place where young chicjs/ducklings are cared for after hatching until the have grown to a point where they no longer need additional heat.
brooder
-caponized cockerels; usually grown up to 4 months and weights up to 3 kgs with more improved quality of meat.
capon
Young domestic chicken while at the downy stage.
chick
Young domestic chicken while at the downy stage.
chick
Group of eggs later for successive days.
clutches
A male fowl one year old or over.
cock/rooster
A male fowl less than one year old.
cockerel
- male of vascularized tissue growing on tops of fowlss head.
comb
The receptacle in which a fowls food is accumulated before it passes to the gizzard.
crop
Old hens that passed their usefulness for commercial egg production.
culls
the first covering of a chick whose major functions is for insulation.
down
-the male of the duck family.
drake
Cutting if a comb, wattles, or carmines, so as to leave the head smooth.
dubbing
The young of the duck family in the diwnybstage of plumage.
duckling
-volume of feed necessary to produce a kilogram gain in weight.
feed conversion ratio
-the number of volume of chicken sold marketed based on the number of days old chick raised.
harvest recovery
Period (in days) where embryonic development takes place outside the body of the hen.
incubation
Egg type or dual type 6 months old female that lay eggs.
layer
Act of laying eggs. plumage-the feather of the fowl.
oviposition
The young of a domestic turkey; the terms is properly applied until sex can be distinguished, when they are called cockerels and pullets.
poult
The longest feathers of wing, growing between the pinions and secondaries, hidden wings is folded, otherwise known as flight feathers.
primaries
The hollow horny, basal part of the stem of a feather.
quill
Long , large quill feathers that grow between the first and second joints of the wing, nearest to the body, that are visible when the wing is folded.
secondaries
The portion of the fowls legs below the hockey, exclusive of the foot and toes.
shank
Family of any variety of poultry that possesses and reproduces with Mark regularity, common individual characters which distinguish it from other families of the same variety.
strain
A subdivision of a breed, term to use to distinguish fowlss having the standard shape and other characteristics of the breed to which they belong, but differing in colors of plumage, shape of combs, etc. from the other groups of the same breed.
variety
-system of researching or discovering the best combination of genes of parents stocks that will be the source of commercial chicks for the poultry producer.
BREEDING FARM
-the older scheme of poultry production engaged by many research.
EGG FARM
-the growing of meat type of chicken essentially for meat production.
-known for their fast growth, nearly confirmation, and good feed conversion.
BROILER FARM
