Chicken term paper

Glossary of Poultry Terms. Ocular - pertaining to the eye Oil sac - large oil gland on the back of birds at the base of the tail and used by the bird to preen or condition feathers (also called the uropygial or preen gland) Organic - a legalized regulated term related to production of food products according to pre-set standards Osteomyelitis -...

Introduction Poultry farms are farms that raise chickens, ducks, turkeys, and other birds for meat or egg production. In the past, poultry farming involved raising chickens in the back yard for daily egg production and family consumption.

Hatchability - the percentage of fertile eggs that hatch when incubated Hatchery - a place where eggs are incubated and chicks hatched Helminthes - a category of parasitic worms Hen - adult female poultry including chicken, turkey, duck, pigeon, pheasant, etc.

Coop - the house or cage in which poultry are housed Coverts - feathers that cover the primary and secondary wing feathers Crest - ball of feathers on the heads of some breeds of chickens and geese Crop - enlarged part of the digestive tract of birds that serves as a temporary storage space of food