Poultry Production
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What are the broiler industry leading states
• Georgia • Arkansas • Alabama • Mississippi
What are the two main purposes for poultry production
• production of poultry meat - broiler/fryer industry • production of eggs - layer industry
What are the egg production leading states
• Iowa • Ohio • Pennsylvania • California
What are the top country producers
• United States • China • Brazil
What is a fowl
Any bird
What is a pullet
A female less that 1 year of age
What is a hen
Female over 1 year of age
What is a cockerel
Male less than one year of age
What is a rooster
Male over 1 year of age
What is a capon
Castrated male
What is a clutch
Group of eggs accumulated by a hen to set to incubate
What is a brood
Group of baby chicks
What is a molt
Annual shedding of feathers-end of laying season-light reflex
Describe the mouth.
They have a beak and a barbed tongue
What does the esophagus or gullet do
Joins the crop.
What does the crop do
A specialized area of the esophagus and it’s job is to store good
What is the proventriculus
Stomach
Describe the gizzard and it’s function
Muscular organ that aids in the grinding of food. Feed gravel that stays I’m gizzard that helps break down food
What is the function of the small intestine
Important for digestion and the absorption of nutrients
What is the function of the ceca
Junction where the small intestine meets the large intestine
What is the Rectum or cloaca
Chamber that is common to the digestive tract, urinary tract, and reproductive tract
Describe the ovaries of the female
Hens have two ovaries as they develop then the right disappears. The left stays and develops
What is the oviduct
They have two oviducts as they develop then the right disappears. The left stays and develops
What is the magnum
Produces the egg white or albumen