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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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Poultry

keel

Meat products; Poultry

The breastbone which resembles the keel of a boat.

windpuffs

Meat products; Poultry

Air trapped under the skin as a result of rupturing the air sacks during caponization.

horn

Meat products; Poultry

Term used to describe various color shadings in the beak of some breeds of fowl such as the Rhode Island Red.

utility breeds

Meat products; Poultry

the traditional "barnyard" birds, bred for a combination of egg laying abilities and meat production capabilities. These are all-purpose breeds.

bactericide

Meat products; Poultry

Substance that kills bacteria.

keel bone

Meat products; Poultry

Breast bone or sternum.

wing clipping

Meat products; Poultry

procedure used to prevent flight in which the Primary Flight Feathers are cut to 25 or 50% of their length.

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