POULTRY PRODUCTION Flashcards
popular because they are fats multipliers;
quick growers, more efficient feed converters
poultry
most popular poultry species
chicken
second most popular poultry species (for balut, salted egg, and century eggs)
duck
third most popular poultry species (for its eggs)
quail
orders of poultry (4)
- galliformes
- anserifomes
- struthioformes
- columbiformes
don’t have true phallus (copulatoty organ), v-shaped breast
galliformes
have true phallus, v-shaped breast
anseriformes
have flat breast
struthioformes
secrete “milk”
columbiformes
58g egg weight and 21 days incubation period
chicken
gallus gallus
80 -83g egg weight and 28 days incubation period
mallard pekin duck (meat)
anas plathyrynchos
60g egg weight and 28 days incubation period
mallard duck (egg) anas plathyrynchos
70g egg weight and 35 - 37 days incubation period
muscovy duck (meat) cairina moschata
85g egg weight and 28 days incubation period
turkey
meleagris gallopavo
12g egg weight and 16 - 18 days incubation period
quail
coturnix coturnix
17g egg weight and 18 days incubation period
pigeon
columba livia
200g egg weight and 30 - 31 days incubation period
geese
cygnopsos cygnoides
285g egg weight and 35 days incubation period
swan
olor columbianus
1400g egg weight and 42 days incubation period
ostrich
struthio australis
95g egg weight and 28 days incubation period
peafowl
pavo cristatus
32g egg weight and 23 - 24 days incubation period
pheasant
phasianus colchicus
40g egg weight and 28 days incubation period
guinea fowl
numida meleagris
galliformes
chicken turkey quail peafowl pheasant guinea fowl
anseriformes
ducks
swan
struthioformes
ostrich
columbiformes
pigeon
origin of red jungle fowl (gallus gallus)
native of southeast asia
gray jungle fowl
gallus sonnerati
ceylonese jungle fowl
gallus lafayetti
javan jungle fowl
gallus varius
.9 kg in weight and lays only a few eggs
hen of wild jungle fowls
weighs 1.5 - 2.0 kg at 6 weeks of age and lays as much as 320 eggs
modern hen
what brought the change in modern and wild hen
- genetic mutation
2. selection
changes in the genetic make-up of certain individuals due to factors that are w/in as well as factors that surround the subject;
change have been trasmitted to generation to generation w/ the possibility of being modified from time to time as more factors and more individuals interact w/ each other
genetic mutation
selctio (2)
natural selction
artificial selection
natural selection (survival of the fittest)
- climatic differences
2. differences in nutrition
the interference of man in achieving certain goal and personal ideas example: (4)
- for meat
- eggs
- fighting cocks
- fancy feathers
group of chicken (fowls) possessing certain conformation or shape of body that distinguishes them from other chickens
breed
group of chicken w/in the breed w/c posseses the same plumage color and type of comb
variety
group of chickens w/in a variety of a brred w/c has under constant specific section of certain traits by as specified breeder for periods of a bout 5 - 8 years
strain
classification of breeds and varieties of chicken
- breed
- variety
- strain
- strain crosses
- line crosses or family lines
breeds of chicken classified by its utility
- egg class
- meat class
- genral pupose class
- fancy class
- fighting class
breed belonging to this class is characterized by their compartively small size; they are non sitters
egg class
*they lay large white shelled eggs. vey active and nervvous in temperament
examples of egg class (4)
leghorn, minorcas, anconas, mikawa
large breed, slow in movement, quiet and gentele in disposition;
generally poorer egg layers and generally lay browned shelled eggs
meat class
examples of meat class (5)
brahmas, cochin, langshans, cornish, white rocks
breeds of chickens in this class are meduim sized, good layers and the young are fast growers; not nervous as the egg class but much more active than the meat class
general purpose class
examples of general purpose class
new hampshire, rhode island red, plymouth rock, lancaster, nayoga, cantonese
brreds beautiful plumage or form of having a rare unusial apperance;
most of them are raise chiefly has ornamentals or pets by hobbyists, regardless of their value as a source of food
fancy class
examples of fancy class
frizzle, bantams, long tailed
these are groups of these kinds of chickens now developed by national and international aficionados in this game
fighting class
examples of fighting class
ruble, hulsey, claret, and oasis
under this classification, breeds and varieties are grouped according to their geographical origin
standard classification
standard classification (5)
*there are 189 varieties and about 40 breeds of chickens recognized by the american poultry association as of 1953 based on registry
- american class
- asiatic class
- mediterranean class
- english class
- other classes by origin
breeds and varieties thatv were developed in american continent
american class
most popular american class (5)
- plymouth rock
- wyandottes
- rhodes island reds
- new hampshire
- land caster
this breeds were developed in asia
asiatic class
examples of asiatic class (5)
- brahmas
- cochin
- langshan
- cantonese
- nagoya
it is related to its utility grouping since of the mediterranean origin is of the type breeds;
they produced large white shelled eggs
mediterranean class
examples of mediterranean class
- leghorn
- minorcas
- anconas
other classes by origin
of development are:
- polish
- hamburg
- french and oriental classes
specialized fields in poultry production
3 categories of poultry production
- breeding farm
- egg farm
- broiler farm
it is the system of researching or discovering the best combination of genes of parent stocks that will be the source of commercial chicks for the poultry producer;
the existing “strains” or probably across of various lines now available to a commercial poultry raiser is a product of very long studies by the geneticist
- breeding farm
- there is no true commercial poultry breeding farm existing in the philippines as of 2003
- poultry breeding farms in the country are franchised breeder farms from other international breeders
egg production older scheme of poultry production engaged in by many research;
all female type chicks are obtained from the reputable hatchery for this kind of stock.
- egg farm
2 phases of operations of egg farm
- raising pullets
2. keeping of layers per se when they are on the stage of egg production