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Poultry

Poultry. Chickens are classified as layers or broilers Broilers: young chickens grown for their meat Layers: chickens developed to produce huge numbers of eggs Bantam: another class of chickens Miniature versions of standard breeds Bantams are used primarily for show. Poultry. Turkeys

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Poultry

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  1. Poultry • Chickens are classified as layers or broilers • Broilers: young chickens grown for their meat • Layers: chickens developed to produce huge numbers of eggs • Bantam: another class of chickens • Miniature versions of standard breeds • Bantams are used primarily for show

  2. Poultry • Turkeys • Large white: 90% of commercial production • Because of large breast they are unable to mate naturally.

  3. Poultry • Leghorn • Originated in England • Lays 300 eggs/year

  4. Horses • Quarter Horse • The American Breed • Oldest breed in the United States • Used for pleasure, roping and working • Can have HYPP

  5. Horses • Arabians • Originated in the middle East • Have 23 vertebrae rather than the normal 24 • Can trace ancestry to one of five stallions owned by King Solomon in 1635 BC

  6. Horses • Paints • Brought to the US by Cortes • 3 color patterns • Used for pleasure or work

  7. Horses • Clydesdale • From Scotland • 18 hands (6 feet) tall • Weigh as much as a Volkswagon Beetle • There feet are the size of a dinner plate • Bred to work in the coal fields

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