Poultry - Avian Flashcards
Mature male chicken?
Rooster/Cock
Mature female chicken?
Hen
Castrated male chicken?
Capon
Immature male chicken?
Cockrel
Chicken offspring?
chick
Immature female chicken?
Pullet
Chicken breeds?
White Leghorn, Barred Plymouth Rock, White Cornish, Rhode Island Red
Novelty chicken breeds?
Naked Neck (Turken), Ameraucana, Sultan
Turkey breeds?
Bronze, Bourbon, White. Narragansett
Duck breeds?
Pekin, Muscovy
Geese breeds?
Brown Chinese, Pilgrim
What are other types of birds?
quail, parrots, ostrich
What is Georgia a national leader in?
Quail production
What does ratite mean?
flightless, large, long-legged bird
What are examples of ritites?
Ostrich and Emu
How much meat do Jungle Fowl produce? How long does it take?
4-6 pounds in 3+ years
How much meat do broilers produce? How long does it take?
4 pounds in <40 days
What has happened to domesticated chicken size overtime? Why?
increased; genetic selection
What has happened to poultry production overtime?
increased
What countries lead in broiler meat production?
United States, Brazil, EU, China, India, Russia
What states lead in broiler meat production?
Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Texas
What states lead in turkey production?
Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Indiana, Montana
What are the leading chicken industry brands?
Pilgrim’s Pride, Tyson Foods, Perdue Farms
What is the order of the chicken supply chain?
(insert name of chicken company/subsidy)->Pullet farms-> Breeder farms -> Hatchery -> Broiler farm -> Processing/further-processing plant ->distribution
Feed mil from pullet to broiler
What does (inset company name here) do?
provide grandparent and parent breeding stock
What does Pullet Farm do?
pullets (parents) grown to 20 weeks
What does Breeder farms do?
Pullets begin laying eggs at 26 weeks
What does hatchery do?
eggs are in hatchery for 21 days
What does Broiler farm do?
Broilers reach market weight in about 46 days
What do feed mills do?
produce scientifically formulated feed for pellets and broilers
What Tyson chicken operations are in south Georgia?
Buena Vista, Dawson, Oglethorpe, Vienna
What is Buena Vista?
processing plant
What is Dawson?
further processing plant
What is Oglethorpe?
feed mill, hatchery
What is Vienna?
processing plant, cold storage warehouse
What type of life cycle do broilers have?
all in-all out, don’t want overlap
How many broods of broilers are there a year?
5-8
What is the broiler life cycle?
fertilization/hatchery (day 0) -> 1-3 d Chicks/Grower (day 21) -> Remove/Grower (day 80, <60 day post-hatching) -> Sterilization/Sanitation (day 81) -> 1-3 d Chicks/Grower (day 95-102)
Why are inside areas better than free range?
level of predation is lower
What are characteristics of a modern poultry farm?
climate controlled, birds remain in their the time of their life, has a carrying capacity, litter (wood shavings)
What has to happen to litter?
It has to be replaced frequently due to Nitrogen build up
What is the purpose of a heat lamp?
mimic brooding, as chicks go they require a higher temp
What does length of heat depend on?
season; brooding in summer (2 weeks) and brooding in winter (3 weeks)
How has the kind of poultry meat produced changed overtime?
decrease in whole chicken, increase in cut up and further processed
What can chicken litter be used for?
fertilization, biogas generation, (and something else idk)
What are the leading states in chicken and manure production?
Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina