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Poultry Husbandry Flashcards

1
Q

Why poultry meat is popular

A

Cheap
Convenient
Easily flavoured
Lends to live market w/ min zoonosis risk

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2
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Egg popularity

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Varied use

Easy to store

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3
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Why do they have low zoonoses risk

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Manage diseases as full flock change and clean housing, etc thoroughly in between

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4
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Why was there a decr of poultry consumption in early C 21st

A

Avian influenza outbreak leading to human deaths

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5
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Largest poultry meat importer

A

Europe (incl between EU member countries)

Followed by Asia closely

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6
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Biggest poultry meat producers

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USA
China
Brazil

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7
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Highest egg production

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Asia

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8
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Av chicken slaughter weight

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2.2kg

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9
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Av broiler hatch %

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80

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10
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Who is in charge of genetic selection

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Breeding companies

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11
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Broiler breeding companies

A

Aviagen
Cobb
Hubbard

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Layer breeding companies

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Lohmann
Hyline
Hendrix

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13
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What do breeding companies do

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Maintain &I breed flocks to v high biosecurity standards

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What do breeding companies select for

A

Commercial traits
Health
Welfare

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15
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Who can primary breeders sell to

A

Multipliers
Meat breeder
Commercial layer

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16
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What does the multiplier do

A

But GP stock and supply meat breeders or commercial layer to the customer

17
Q

Different set ups

A

Large multinational integrators

Small producers/family business

18
Q

Major duck company

A

Cherry Valley - primary breeder and an integrator

19
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Main Turkey company

A

Aviagen Turkeys primary breeder

20
Q

Where are game birds reared

A

Shoots

Large commercial game farms

21
Q

Types of vet

A

Specialist private
Employed by primary breeders/integrators/pharmaceutical companies
Gov vets w/ hygiene/export

22
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Vet jobs

A 
Gather analyse data
Benchmark flock performance
ID health issues
Put in systems for rapid diagnosis, etc
Set health goals
Look at management, etc
23
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Why poultry is popular

A 
Efficient feed conversion
Easy management 
Simple nutritional req
Short gen time
Multiple offspring

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