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Poultry Science Ch. 1
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 3
09/02/2014

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Term
Poultry Science
Definition
Study of poultry and the methods and technology of poultry production
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4 Scientific disciplines of poultry
Definition
Anatomy, physiology, genetics, nutrition
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Poultry (3)
Definition
Birds bred in captivity to create products of value to humans; mostly domesticated, commercial
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Fowl
Definition
birds of the orders Galliformes and Anseriformes that are considered food or game animals (chickens, chicken-like birds, large bodied birds)
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Modern bird kingdom, phylum, class
Definition
Animalia, cordata, aves
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Wild
Definition
free living and unaltered by humans
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Tame
Definition
wild animal held in captivity that has become habituated to humans
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Domestic
Definition
species that has been genetically altered through selective breeding to suit a human need
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Feral
Definition
domestic animal that has escaped captivity and is free living
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Requirements for domestication (4)
Definition
Tolerate humans, breed in captivity, thrive in confinement, provide a benefit to humans
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Where/when chickens originally domesticated
Definition
Asia, 5,400 BC
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4 factors affecting spread of chickens
Definition
military conquest, cockfights, religion, artificial incubation
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Ancestor of the modern chicken
Definition
Jungle fowl/gallus gallus -->
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When were turkeys domesticated?
Definition
2000 years ago
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Who domesticated turkeys?
Definition
Aztecs
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When did turkeys become a major food source
Definition
1000 AD
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Turkey scientific name
Definition
Maleagris gallapavo
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Class
Definition
breeds of chickens originating in the same geographic area
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Breed
Definition
chickens with specific physical characteristics that are passed on to offspring
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Variety
Definition
subdivision of breed such as by color, comb shape, etc
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Strain
Definition
developed by breeder
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Four common classes of chicken
Definition
(Based on origin) Mediterranean, English, American, Asiatic
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Commercial classes of chickens (3)
Definition
Broiler (meat), layer (table eggs), dual purpose (meat and eggs)
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Mediterranean Class (3)
Definition
White "earlobe", foundation of the modern commercial egg industry, white egg
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Mediterranean class breed
Definition
Leghorn
Term
Mediterranean class variety (2)
Definition
White, brown
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English class (2)
Definition
White skin red earlobe, brown egg
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English class breed (3)
Definition
Cornish, Orpington, Australorp
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English class variety (2)
Definition
White Cornish, Buff Orpington
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American class (2)
Definition
yellow skin red earlobes, brown eggs
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American class breeds (3)
Definition
Plymouth rocks, Rhode Island, New Hampshires
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Asiatic class (2)
Definition
Feathers on shanks, brown eggs
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Commercial egg (2)
Definition
Leghorn, cross with NH and Plymouth Rock
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Meat egg
Definition
White Cornish crossed with white Plymouth Rock, variations that allow feather sexing
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Dual purpose (5)
Definition
no longer commercially importnat, NH, RI Red, Plymouth, Dominque
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