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Bookmark or Share- Chicken | Types, Characteristics & Uses | Britannicachicken, ( Gallus gallus ), any of more than 60 breeds of medium-sized poultry that are primarily descended from the wild red jungle fowl ( Gallus gallus, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes) of India. The chicken is perhaps the most widely domesticated fowl, raised worldwide for its meat and eggs.
- Poultry farming | Description, Techniques, Types, & FactsPoultry farming, raising of birds domestically or commercially, primarily for meat and eggs but also for feathers. Chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese are of primary importance, while guinea fowl and squabs (young pigeons) are chiefly of local interest. Learn about the principles and practices of poultry farming.
- WHAT IS POULTRY? – Small and backyard poultry - ExtensionThe term poultry actually refers to a variety of bird types raised on farms for food, fiber, or entertainment. That’s right, entertainment – and we aren’t talking about dancing chickens! The most common entertainment variety is pigeons. You can raise pigeons or even have them carry messages for you.
- Poultry farming - WikipediaPoultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food. Poultry – mostly chickens – are farmed in great numbers. More than 60 billion chickens are killed for consumption annually.
- Poultry - WikipediaPoultry (/ ˈ p oʊ l t r i /) are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of harvesting animal products such as meat, eggs or feathers. The practice of raising poultry is known as poultry farming .
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