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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
capon
Meat products; Poultry
A castrated male fowl having undeveloped comb and wattles, and longer hackles, saddle, and tail feathers than the normal male.
carton
Meat products; Poultry
A standard egg packaging container that comes in sizes of 6, 12 and 18. The cartons are made from cardboard or foam and designed to reduce movement and damage to the eggs.
case
Meat products; Poultry
Used for the commercial side of egg transportation and holds roughly 30 dozen eggs.
checks
Meat products; Poultry
Eggs that have damaged shells but not damaged membranes. Checks can vary from easily seen to small hairline checks, but can become considerably worst through the processes of grading, packing and ...
class
Meat products; Poultry
A group of chickens that has been developed in a particular region of the world. Also a group of chickens competing against each other at a show.
contract grower
Meat products; Poultry
Farmer who makes an agreement with an agribusiness company, giving the company the power to make all the farm's decisions, including which animals are raised there, what they are fed, and how they ...
cornish game hen
Meat products; Poultry
A young male or female bird, usually between 4 to 6 weeks of age, that has been fattened and prepared for slaughter.
