Poultry Flashcards
what is a leghorn
table egg production bird
what are the charicteristics of a rock cornish game hen
they weigh 1kg, always female, amd are 20-25 days when processed, whole
what are the charicteristics of a broiler
main meat bird, 1.7-4 kg, 30-50 days when processed, F/M, whole, cut up, further processes
what are the characteristics of a roaster
3-4kg, 49-58 days, M/F, whole
what is a pullet
female egg bird prior to sexual maturity
what is a hen
female layer after sexual maturity
why are comercial turkeys white
because brown fethers pores leak color and people think its a disease
what is a poult
newly hatched turkey
what is a broiler turkey
<5kg
what is a light hen turkey
5-7kg
what is a heavy hen turkey
7-9kg
what is a light tom turkey
9-11kg
what is a heavy tom turkey
> 11kg
-usually processed ground turkey
what is another word for pigon
squab
what is a unique thing to pigons
they need there mother to live with them
what are the stages of life for all poultry
-brooding, time of life when supplemental heat is required
-rearing, between brooding and reaching of sexual maturity
-reporductive stage (not for meat turkeys and broilers), birds have reached sexual maturity
what is the consumption of fish trend
it is a flat line
what is the consumption of pork trend
down
what is the consumption of beef trend
down
what is the consumption of dozen eggs trend
down then up
what is the consumption of chicken trend
going up
what are some features of the back yard poultry industry
-not apart of commercial industry
-heritage breeds or commercial poultry
-number of farmyards wth poultry reduced
what does the commercial poultry industry excel at
-intensification (highly automated, new technology adapted)
-economies of scale
-disease control
-precise nutrition
what kind of market is poultry on in canada
-market supply management system
-quota only
what are some pros to a poultry quota system
-supply our country with exactly when we need
-allows family farms to remain
-steady income for producers
-no major surpluses or shortages for consumers
what are some cons to a poultry quota system
-must purchase quota to allow for commercial production
-product more expensive
-difficult to get into
what is vertical integration
in the usa most of all the steps in production are owned by large company
what are the breeding programs like in the poultry indistry
-genetics are controlled by primary breeder groups
-provide all the genetics for birds all over the world
-virtually imposible to create your own bird species
-genetics come form 2 chickens (called primary breeder gorups)
what is the role of primary breeder groups
-genetic section
-technical assistance for all producers
-multiplication of stock
-hybrid vigour
what is hybrid vigour
when you take 2 purebreds and put them together and their offsping grows better
how many primary breeders are there in the world for broilers, turkeys, laying hens
2,2,4
what kind of crosses are all comercial birds
4 way crosses
what does patened DNA mean
the exclusive rights to a specific sequence of DNA (a gene) given by a government to the individual, organization, or corporation who claims to have first identified the gene
what are the primary breeders for broilers
aviagen (ross, arbor acres)
cobb
what are the primary breeders for turkeys
-hybrid
-aviagen
what is the primary breeders for egg production
-merial
-hyline
-lohman
-bovan
