Glossary of terms on livestock manure management 2003 - Ramiran
Glossary of terms on livestock manure management 2003 - Ramiran
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.