poultry production
Raising birds commercially
Poultry production is the raising of domestic birds—chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese—for meat and eggs.
The term covers everything from backyard flocks to industrial operations housing millions of birds.
Poultry production has shifted toward large-scale confinement systems.
The industry distinguishes between broiler production (meat birds) and layer production (egg-laying hens).
- chickensDomestic fowl for eggs
- turkeysLarge game birds
- pecking orderSocial dominance arrangement
- vaccination programsOrganized public inoculation efforts
- quailsRecoils in dread
geese · ducks · protein supplements · cold chain logistics · guinea fowl · hatcheries · pheasants · pigeons · ostriches · emus · slaughterhouses · meat processing · rotisserie chicken · chicken nuggets · battery cages · free-range · factory farms · animal welfare
poultry productioncattle ranching
Raising bovines commercially
beef production · dairy farming · pig farming · aquaculture · fish farming
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