Question | Answer |
All species of poultry | chicken, geese, chicken, duck, quail, pheasant, pigeons, ostriches, turkeys. ect. |
raised for? | meat, eggs, feathers, livers, entertainment, work |
birds don't produce sweat, what do they use? | oil on the back of the tail |
skin types | scales of the shanks and toes
comp and wattles
beak |
where is food stored? | crop |
koilin | tough layer to protect muscles in gizzard |
cecum/ceca | break down carbs and grasses |
cloaca | storage for urine and feces |
carinate bird | has a keel |
male chromosomes | zz |
female chromosomes | zw |
infundbulum | fertilization |
magnum | albumen is added |
isthmus | shell membranes are formed |
uterus | longest. 20 hours |
bloom | fill pores of the shell |
most popular chicken breed | single comb white leghorn |
rapid feathering | female |
slow feathering | male |
incubation period | 21 days |
tempeture for incubation | 100 degrees (rotation)
102 degrees (still) |
uallity characteristics | cleanliness
egg shape
shell texture
shell thickness |
where most meat is produced | vertically integrated companies |
Cornish hens | 4 weeks
2.85lbs |
fast food | 6 weeks
4.1lbs |
grocery stores | 7.5 weeks
6lbs |
deboned chicken | 8.5 weeks
6.5lbs |
foie gras | liver fat |