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1. EGGCITED ABOUT POULTRY
2. What is Poultry?
4. Objectives: List and briefly describe each of the major birds classified as poultry.
Define terms used to describe poultry, and identify the external parts of poultry.
Identify the wholesale cuts of a chicken.
5. Compare and contrast the classes, breeds, and varieties of chickens.
Compare and contrast the popular breeds of turkeys, ducks, and geese.
Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of poultry production.
11. External parts of poultry
Compare and Contrast the external parts of a chicken, turkey, goose, and duck.
12. What are the wholesale cuts of a chicken?
13. Main Cuts Whole Chicken
Half Chicken
Breast
Thigh
Wing
Drumstick
Giblets
14. Whole Chicken Whole Chickens are marketed either fresh or frozen.
15. Half Chickens The bird is split from front to back through the backbone and keel to produce 2 halves of approximately equal weight.
16. Breast Meat Split Breast - A breast quarter with the wing removed.
Boneless, Skinless Breast - Split breast that has been skinned and deboned.
17. Thigh Meat Thigh - The thigh is the portion of the leg above the knee joint.
Boneless, Skinless Thigh - Thigh with skin and bone removed.
18. Wing Meat Whole Chicken Wing - The Whole Chicken Wing is an all white meat portion composed of three sections; the drumette, mid-section and tip.
Wing Drummettes - The first section between the shoulder and the elbow.
19. Wing Meat (continued) Wing Mid Section with Tip - The flat centre section and the flipper (wing tip).
Wing Mid Section - The section between the elbow and the tip, sometimes called the wing flat or mid-joint.
20. Drumstick Drumsticks - Drumsticks include the lower portion of the leg quarter (the portion between the knee joint and the hock).
21. Giblets Includes heart, liver and neck.
22. Let’s find those wholesale cuts!
How to Cut up a Chicken
24. Breeds of chickens Mediterranean, American, English, and Asiatic
32. Breeds of turkey, ducks, and geese Turkey
Bronze
Narragansett
Black
Slate
Bourbon Red
Royal Palm
White
Ducks
Meat
Call
Swedish
White Pekin
Egg
33. Most common turkey breed in united states Broad-Breasted Large White
Developed from crosses
Why most common?
34. Most common meat duck in the united states White Pekin
Originated in China
8 pounds at maturity
Nervous birds that produce white-tinted eggs
35. Common Meat producing geese Embden and White Chinese
Best of the medium sized carcasses
Rapid growth rates
Heavy coats of feathers
Toulouse
Gray in color
Largest size
36. Advantages and Disadvantages of poultry production
37. Advantages of poultry production Low capital investment
Decrease labor cost
Genetics has improved
Contract with a large company
Wholesome products for consumers
Jobs throughout the industry
Small flocks still present
FFA and 4-H projects
38. Disadvantages of poultry production Vertical integration
Disease
Nutritional diseases and deficiencies are common in poultry
Small operation’s labor is higher
39. Review: What types of poultry did we discussed?
What are the cuts of chickens we discussed?
Why is the Board Breasted Large White turkey the most common in the United States?
What are the four common American breeds of chicken?
40. Diseases
41. Disease Marek’s disease
Viral
Symptoms – Significant weight loss, diarrhea, and paralysis in the legs, wings, and neck.
Treatment – once transmitted there is no treatment
Prevention – Vaccinate day-old chicks at the hatchery.
42. Newcastle disease
Viral
Symptoms – in young birds include respiratory problems and nervous disorders. Loss of appetite, a dramatic drop in egg production and even rapid death.
Treatment – Vaccinate for successful treatment.
Prevention - Strict biosecurity, clean environment.
43. Avian Influenza
What do you know about it?
44. Poultry and the Economy
45. Broiler Producing States Georgia
Arkansas
Alabama
North Carolina
Mississippi
Texas
California
Kentucky
Delaware
Maryland Where is Missouri?
12th
46. Turkey Producing State Minnesota
North Carolina
Missouri
Arkansas
South Carolina
Virginia
Indiana
California
Iowa
Pennsylvania
47. Chicken Egg Producing States Iowa
Georgia
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
Indiana
California
Alabama
North Carolina Where is Missouri?
15th