Species, Breeds, and Utilization Flashcards
define poultry
- domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat
- domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
- flesh of chicken or turkey or ducks or geese raised for food
- a domesticated bird rendering economic service to man
theories of evolution
- divine theory
- synthetic theory
jungle fowls that contributed to the genetics of modern-day chicken:
- Gallus gallus / Red Jungle Fowl
- Gallus lafayetti / Ceylonese Jungle Fowl
- Gallus sonneratii / Grey Jungle Fowl
- Gallus varius / Green Jungle Fowl
changes in characteristics of species, breeds and varieties are brought about by the following:
- genetic mutation
- selection
- natural selection
- artificial selection
- crossbreeding
poultry
kingdom:
phylum:
class:
kingdom: animalia
phylum: chordata
class: aves
scientific name for chicken
Gallus gallus
scientific name for quail
Coturnix coturnix
scientific name for turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
scientific name for peafowk
Pavo cristatus
scientific name for pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
poultry with Galliformes order
- chicken
- quail
- turkey
- peafowl
- pheasant
- guinea fowl
poultry with anseriformes order
- mallard duck
- swan
- goose
- muscovy duck
scientific name for mallard duck
Anas platyrhynchos
scientific name for swan
Olor coumbianus
scientific name for goose
Cygnopsis cygnoides