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Glossary of terms on livestock manure management 2003 - Ramiran

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BACONER<br />

CUTTER<br />

HEAVY HOG<br />

BACON PIG<br />

A general purpose PIG, different parts <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> which may be used for<br />

pork, bac<strong>on</strong> or processing after slaughter at about 70 kg<br />

LIVEWEIGHT or heavier.<br />

A general purpose PIG slaughtered at 105 kg LIVEWEIGHT or<br />

heavier and used for bac<strong>on</strong>, pork, ham and various byproducts.<br />

Poultry<br />

POULTRY<br />

FOWL<br />

CHICKEN<br />

CHICK<br />

LAYING HENS<br />

LAYER<br />

Domesticated birds (fowl) kept for meat or egg producti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Includes chickens, turkeys, geese (singular = goose) and<br />

ducks.<br />

General term for birds <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ten used for domestic CHICKEN.<br />

Most important POULTRY species including LAYING HENS,<br />

BROILERS<br />

A young bird about to be hatched or newly hatched.<br />

CHICKENS kept for egg producti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

LAYING HEN<br />

GROWER (poultry) CHICKEN between a CHICK and a PULLET before it starts to<br />

lay eggs, usually up to 18-20 weeks old.<br />

BROILER<br />

TABLE BIRD<br />

COCKEREL<br />

CAPON<br />

CHICKENS reared for meat producti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

BROILER<br />

A male CHICKEN usually less than 18 m<strong>on</strong>ths old or male<br />

turkey less than 12 m<strong>on</strong>ths old.<br />

A castrated COCKEREL<br />

PULLET A female CHICKEN in its first egg laying year between 20<br />

weeks and 18 m<strong>on</strong>ths old. A young LAYER.<br />

BROILER<br />

BREEDER<br />

TURKEYS<br />

POULT<br />

DUCK<br />

DUCKLING<br />

Breeding hens kept for laying eggs to produce BROILERS.<br />

Large POULTRY species kept for the producti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> meat.<br />

A young turkey less than 8 weeks old.<br />

Usually denotes a female duck. The male is called a drake.<br />

A young duck, usually less than 8 weeks old.

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