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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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broody hen
Meat products; Poultry
A hen that through hormonal changes has undergone marked changes in behavior and physiology, including cessation of laying and development of the maternal instincts. A hen that wants to sit on eggs ...
oil sac, or uropygial gland
Meat products; Poultry
Large oil gland on the back at the base of the tail - used to preen or condition the feathers.
oil sack
Meat products; Poultry
Large oil gland on the back at the base of the tail - used to preen or condition the feathers.
oocyst
Meat products; Poultry
The infective fertilized egg of certain one-celled animal parasites including protozoa.
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