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ch24 poultry
Chapter 24 Poultry Breed Identification and Production Management
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| air cell | empty area located at the large end of an egg that provides oxygen |
| albumuin | egg white that surrounds the yolk |
| American class | chicken class developed in North American for egg and meat production |
| Asiatic class | chicken class developed in Asia for show and ornamental breeds |
| avian influenza | commonly called bird flu and occurs as a naturally occurring virus within the intestinal tract, affects poultry and humans |
| avian pox | virus of poultry spread by mosquitoes, lowers the immune system slowly |
| beard | hairs located under the wattles in turkeys |
| bird flu | influenza virus found in avian species that may be zoonotic to humans |
| broiler | young chick between 6-8 weeks of age and under 4 pounds used for meat |
| broiler egg production system | system where chicks are raised for large production numbers and selected for broiler programs |
| broiler production | system used to produce the most amount of meat as possible |
| Burial | process of placing a carcass in the ground and covering to allow decomposition |
| candling | technique of using a light to view the internal structure of an egg |
| capon | male castrated chicken over 6 pounds and 6 months of age |
| carcass | dead body of an animal |
| carotene | protein the promotes the health of organs |
| chalaza | part of the egg that achors the yolk to the egg white |
| chick | young chicken |
| chicken | most important type of poultry and largest industry with four different classes |
| coccidiosis | internal protozoan parasites of poultry and wild birds that is spread through water, food, and soil contamination |
| cock | adult male chicken |
| cockeral | male chicken under a year of age |
| comb | flesh like projection on the top of the head |
| composting | process of disposing of dead birds by layering the carcass with waste materials and bedding to allow decomposition or wearing away |
| de-beak | procedure to remove the tip of a chicks beak to prevent pecking damage to other chicks |
| down | soft feather covering that grows under primary feathers |
| drake | adult male duck |
| duckling | young ducks |
| ducks | small water birds used for meat, feathers, and down |
| egg production | system used to produce a quality egg for human consumptions |
| eggshell | outer calcium layer that protects an egg |
| egg quality | the size, shape, and color of the egg is determined by the internal and external appearance of an egg |
| emaciated | severe weight loss and dehydration |
| emu | large flightless bird native to Australia, smaller than the ostrich |
| English class | chicken class developed in England for better meat production |
| fertile | egg with an embryo present due to a male fertilizing the egg |
| flock | a group of poultry |
| forced molting | using a light source to cause feathers to shed and regrow at specific times of the year |
| fowl | another term for poultry |
| fowl cholera | bacterial infection of poultry that causes a purple coloration to the head |
| fryer | another term for broiler since they have tender meat |
| gander | adult male goose |
| geese | large water birds used for meat, eggs, feathers, and down |
| germinal disc | white spot in the egg yolk where the sperm enters the egg cell to allow fertilization |
| gizzard | muscular organ used to break down food to allow digestion |
| goose | adult female goose |
| gosling | young goose |
| grit | substance used to break down hard materials, such as seed shells, to allow food to digest |
| guinea fowl | small wild birds domesticated for meat, eggs, and hunting |
| hen | adult female chicken |
| herpes virus | virus that causes diarrhea, weight loss, wing or leg paralysis, and death in bird species |
| incubation period | length of time until egg hatch |
| incubator | equipment used to house eggs at a controlled temperature and humidity |
| infectious bronchitis | respiratory virus that affects only chickens and affects egg production |
| inner shell membrane | thin area located outside of the albumin |
| knob | projection on the top of beak |
| layer | adult female hen that lays eggs |
| litter | wood shavings used as bedding to absorb droppings |
| Marek's disease | poultry disease caused by herpes virus known as range paralysis due to causing wing or leg paralysis |
| Mediterranean class | chicken class developed in the Mediterranean for large quantities of egg producers |
| molting | process of shedding feather to allow new feather growth |
| Newcastle disease | respiratory virus that causes poultry to twisth their necks |
| ostrich | largest and most common ratite that grows over 10 feet tall |
| outer shell membrane | thin area just inside the shell |
| peacock | adult male pea fowl |
| peafowl | poultry raised for colorful, large feathers |
| peahen | adult female pea fowl |
| Pheasant | wild species of game birds raised for meat and hunting purposes |
| pigeons | small wild birds raised in captivity for meat and hunting purposes |
| poult | young turkey |
| poultry | domesticated birds with feather, two legs, two wings, and used as a source of eggs, meat, feathers, and by products |
| poultry science | study of poultry breeding, incubation, production, and management to learn to produce a quality product at a reasonable price |
| protozoan | single celled organism or parasite |
| pullet | young chicken raised to lay eggs |
| pullet production | system where hens are raised for fertile egg production |
| quail | small wild bird that makes the whistle sound "bobwhite" and is raised for eggs |
| range paralysis | common name for Marek's disease caused by a herpes virus |
| ratite | large flightless birds raised for poultry and production purposes |
| replacement hens | pullets used to replace older hens that are no longer capable of egg production |
| rhea | moderate sized flightless bird native to South America |
| roaster | chick over 8 weeks of age and 4 pounds used as meat |
| rooster | adult male chicken |
| serration | spaces on the top of a comb |
| spent hen | adult female hen that has aged and decreased or stops egg production and is used as meat sources in processed foods |
| swan | large water birds with long, thin necks raised as ornamental poultry |
| turkey | large sized poultry breed with large body and long, thin neck, specifically raised for meat |
| wattle | flesh like area located under the chin |
| yolk | inner yellow cell membrane created by the hen's ovary |
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