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1
Q

Largest consumed meat product world wide

A

Chicken

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2
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Why is chicken so popular?

A

Price, health, religion

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3
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Only country that uses supply management with poultry

A

Canada

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4
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Supply management implemented in Canada

A

1972

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5
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Poultry supply management

A

Quota, import control, pricing mechanisms

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6
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When is quota required for chickens

A

300 broilers
1000 hens

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7
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Quota

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$500/ meat bird
Bought from former producer or increased demand

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8
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Advantages of supply management

A

Steady income and supply without oversupply, managed practices, and improved wellbeing

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9
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Disadvantages of supply management

A

Price, challenging to purchase quota

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10
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Feather board regulations

A

Space, air quality, husbandry, bedding, and more!

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11
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Audits

A

Ensure farm is meeting requirements

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12
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Regulations create

A

Consumer support

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13
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Chicken breeds

A

Regulated in Canada from international pedigree

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14
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Bio security

A

Human and bird health
No disease in or out

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15
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Main reasons chicken is cheap

A

Efficiency
35 day grow

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16
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Variance in meat and broiler birds

A

From genetic selection
Some influence form management and feed

17
Q

Avian influenza

A

Viral infection
Wild and domesticated
Carriers without being sick

18
Q

Broiler breeders or parent stock

A

Breeding males and females to get fertilized eggs
Extensive

19
Q

Hatchery

A

Hatching eggs, high tech, vaccinated here

20
Q

Grow out farm

A

Open housing, intensive management, leave at 35 days

21
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Transportation

A

Modular crates, restrictions on conditions, special catchers, 3 hour transport

22
Q

Slaughter

A

Stunning or gas

23
Q

Turn around time of flock

A

8 weeks
5 grow, 3 clean

24
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Chicken efficiency

A

1.5 kg feed for 1 kg chicken

25
Q

Egg production

A

Major source of animal protein for poorest 20%
Double the mass of beef production

26
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Layer hatching

A

Females retained, males killed

27
Q

Onset of lay

28
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Maximum rate of lay

A

32-35 weeks at 95%

29
Q

Rate of lay decreases to 65%

A

At 72 weeks, then flock is depopulated

30
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Average egg production

A

296 eggs per year

31
Q

Battery/traditional cages phased out by

32
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Battery cage advantages

A

Reduced aggression, cannibalism, bone breaks, better management and quality

33
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Disadvantages of battery cages

A

Restricted movement and natural behaviour, increased osteoporosis

34
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Aviary

A

Expensive, dirty, hard to manage individual health, increased mortality, no pecking order, increased natural behaviour

35
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Free range

A

Not possible in winter, predator control

36
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Furnished hen housing

A

Enriched cages, easy management

37
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High omega eggs

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