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p. 102 Poultry Breeds
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Why do people raise chickens?
Eggs Meat Eggs & Meat Dual purpose breeds Exhibition Enjoyment
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Earlobes & Eggs??? white ear lobes = white eggs.
red ear lobes = brown eggs.
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Meat breeds? The meat type chickens are not breeds They are hybrids
They are bred to have larger mass thus they prove to be better meat producers
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Broilers The Cornish x White Rock is the standard bird of the commercial poultry industry GROW FAST!! ~ 9 lbs by 11 weeks 2 weeks old Broiler chick vs. Cochin chick
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1. White Leghorns White Lay white eggs Most popular layers
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2. White Plymouth Rock White
Popular broilers for meat (breeding stock) Brown Eggs
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3. Rhode Island Reds Red-brown feathers Lay brown eggs (red earlobes)
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What breed are these???
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4. Barred Rock Variety of Plymouth Rock Brown Eggs (red earlobes)
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5. Bantam “little chicken” Miniature versions of standard breeds
Bantams are used primarily for show
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6. Silkies Their unique appearance and quiet temperament often kept as pets Colors: black, blue, buff, white, partridge and gray Their skin and bones are black!
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Cornish Foundation for the broiler industry Ultimate meat bird
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Turkeys The turkey is native to North America and was domesticated by the Aztecs in Mexico 500 years ago.
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Broad breasted Bronze Turkey
The Bronze turkey is named for its unusual color, a shimmering green-bronze which appears metallic in the sunlight
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Broad-breasted Bronze Turkey
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Broad-breasted Large White Turkey
Most popular breed of Turkey Cannot breed naturally due to ________
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Broad-breasted Large White Turkey
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Most commercial poultry producers use crosses of more than one breed or
selected strains of a breed.
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Breeds of Swine
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1. American Landrace
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American Landrace Characteristics:
Solid white colored, long body, large droopy ears Large litters, excellent mothering ability Originated in Denmark
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2. Duroc
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Duroc Characteristics:
Red- Brown Drooping ears Excellent rate of gain/growth rate and feed efficiency-feed converters
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3. Hampshire
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Hampshire Characteristics:
Originated from England Black with white belt encircling front legs/shoulder Erect ears Lean
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4. Yorkshire
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Yorkshire Characteristics:
White, erect ears Good mothering ability, large litters Feed efficiency, growth Long body
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5. Poland China
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Types of Cattle Are all types of cattle alike?
What about these two? Will they be used for the same purpose?
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Breeds of Beef Cattle
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1. Angus
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1. Angus Originated from Scotland Solid Black and Polled
Red Angus-same characteristics recessive gene for red color Known for marbling quality and mothering/milking ability Most registered breed
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2. Hereford
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Hereford
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2. Hereford Red body & White face, switch, underline, feet
Originated in England Good temperament=docile, good foraging ability, hardy, fertile Poor milkers
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3. Charolais
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Originated in France White to cream-straw colored Very large framed and polled Fast growing Thick muscled
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4. Brahman
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Originated in India Colors range from red, gray, white, and black Heat tolerant, insect/disease resistant
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Have large pendulous sheath, big floppy ears and a hump
Docile bulls
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Black Baldy Hereford x Angus cross
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Limousin Golden-Red color Most docile beef breed
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Belted Galloway
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Brangus 3/8 Angus, 5/8 Brahman
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Beefmaster 25% Hereford, 25% Shorthorn and 50% Brahman
No standard color
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Texas Longhorn Known for its characteristic horns Lean beef
Diverse range of colors Hardy!! – can thrive where other breeds cannot survive!
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Breeds of Dairy Cattle
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1. Holstein Most popular dairy breed and largest framed
Originated in Holland Colors are mix of black and white or ( red & white – not as common)
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Holstein
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2. Jersey Originated on the Isle of Jersey (coast of France)
Colors are light gray to fawn. Smallest of dairy breeds
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3. Ayrshire Originated in Scotland Color - red and white spotted
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4. Brown Swiss Hardy breed Originated in Switzerland
Light brown or gray in color
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5. Guernsey Fawn & white in color
Originated on the Isle of Guernsey (coast of France) Milk has a rich taste & golden color Higher % of butterfat & beta carotene
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Assignment – Coloring! Using the laptops and textbooks
Color in animals in your workbook All breeds that we covered Look at handout for list
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