Poultry Terms
Domesticated birds.
Poultry
The most common breed of dairy cattle.
Holstein
Name 3 dairy products
Cheese, milk, other stuff
Name two primarily marketed chickens
Broilers and roasters
Why did the chicken cross the road?
To get to the other side.
The process of a chick leaving their egg.
Hatching
Controlled heating to kill bacteria.
Pasteurization
What is the purpose of the dairy industry in the USA?
To make use of resources humans can not use and produce food for humans.
How do you tell if a chick is a roaster?
No tail feathers and have two layers of feathers in there wings.
If a roaster lays an egg on a roof, what side of the roof will the egg roll?
Roaster's don't lay egg's.
A mature female chicken.
Hen
A structure where silage is stored.
Silo
What is the all time high number of dairy cattle in the U.S.
27.8 million
At what temperature should an egg be stored?
60°F
How big does a nesting box need to be for chicken to be comfortable
One square foot
The shedding of feathers.
Molting
Farms with multiple sources of income.
Diversified farm
What is NCDHIP.
The National Cooperative Dairy Herd Improvement Program.
Do different color of egg shells make the egg taste different?
No.
What accounts for the largest share in the poultry industry?
Broilers.
A bird used for primarily meat.
Broiler
A feed that is a mixture of grains and protein mix.
Ration
What common diseases are prevalent in the dairy cattle industry.
Mastitis, milk fever, displaced abomasom, and Johnes's disease
How many calories are in two large eggs?
155 Calories.
True or False: The length of time fresh-dressed, iced, packed poultry can be held without freezing.
True