Unit 2: Poultry Production Lesson I-III Flashcards
Don’t have true phallus (copulatory organ; V-shaped breast).
Galliformes
Third most popular poultry species.
Quail
Have true phallus, V-shaped breast.
Anseriformes
Have flat breast.
Struthioformes
Secretes milk.
Columbiformes
Egg weight and incubation period of Gallus gallus
58g, 21 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Anas platyrhynchos (egg type)
60g, 28 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Anas platyrhynchos (meat type)
70g, 28 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Cairina moschata
80-83g, 35-37 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Meleagris gallopavo
85, 28 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Coturnix coturnix
12g, 16-18 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Columba livia
17g, 18 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Cygnopsis cygnoides
200g, 30-31 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Olar columbianos
285g, 35 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Struthio australis
1400g, 42 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Pavo cristatus
95g, 28 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Phashianus colchicus
32g, 23-24 days
Egg weight and incubation period of Numida meleagris
40g, 28 days
Scientific name of Red Jungle Fowl
Gallus gallus
Scientific name of Grey Jungle Fowl
Gallus sonnerati
Scientific name of Ceylonese Jungle Fowl
Gallus lafayetti