1. Brain Teaser!!
How many pounds of chicken does the average person eat in a year?
90 pounds

2. Agri-science Mr. Bailey
Poultry Industry
Agri-science
Mr. Bailey

3. What does the word fowl mean?
Any of various birds of the order Galliformes
A bird, such as the duck, goose, turkey, or pheasant, that is used as food or hunted as game
Heavy-bodied feeding bird

4. Did you know? The first poultry was raised 5,000 years ago in Asia
The Egyptians used to incubate eggs in the sand, where the hot sun would provide the temperature needed to hatch the chicks, sometimes up to 10,000 eggs at a time!

5. Does anyone know the difference between a layer and a broiler?
Layer  lays the eggs you eat
Broiler  produces the chicken meat that you eat

6. Do you think the consumption of chicken is going up in the U.S or down?
Raising every year

7. Why do you think consumption of chicken is rising while red meat, such as pork and beef is decreasing?
Chicken is:
Low in fat
Cholesterol
High in protein
(when compared to red meat)

8. Are chickens the only type of fowl raised in the poultry industry?
NO!!!
Poultry also includes:
Turkeys
Ducks
Geese
Game birds
Pigeons (squab)

9. Exit Slip What does the word fowl mean?
Describe the difference between a layer and a broiler.
Name two other fowl that are raised in the poultry industry?