Poultry
Poultry Basics ‘Poultry’ usually refers to chickens and turkeys, but also includes ducks, geese, pheasant, quail, ostrich…. Poultry 2 nd highest meat consumed Raised for – Meat – Feathers – Eggs
Chicken Terms Rooster: male chicken
Chicken Terms Broilers: used for meat production – males or females
Chicken Terms Pullets: female chickens that are not producing eggs yet
Chicken Terms Hens: female chicken that produces eggs
Chicken Terms Chicks: baby chickens
Chicken Industry 1.Replacement pullets : Raising chicks for egg production
Chicken Industry 2. Egg Production : Laying hens produce eggs - May be in confined cages or free-range - After production cycle, hens sold for meat
Chicken Industry 3. Broiler Production: Raising chickens (male or female) for meat -High quality rations fed for rapid & efficient gains -Usually white; colored broilers have pigmented skin which is undesirable to consumers