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Poultry

Poultry is a category of domestic birds kept and raised for the purpose of collecting eggs or killing and using their meat.

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morbidity

Meat products; Poultry

Percentage of a flock affected by a disease.

breeders

Meat products; Poultry

Mature chickens from which fertile eggs are collected. Also, a person who manages such chickens.

mortality

Meat products; Poultry

Percentage of a flock killed by a disease.

broiler house

Meat products; Poultry

a building in which broiler-type chickens are raised.

mucus

Meat products; Poultry

Slimy substance produced by mucus membranes.

broiler or fryer

Meat products; Poultry

A young meat-type chicken, usually 9 to 12 weeks of age, of either sex, that can be cooked tender by broiling or frying, usually weighing between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 pounds. Can weigh up to 6 pounds.

mucus membrane

Meat products; Poultry

The lining of body cavities.

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