Handbook of Poultry Production: A Practical Guide
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9789380995151
Length
viii+248p., Illustrations; Maps; 23cm.
Subjects
Poultry farming is the practice of raising poultry, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, as a subcategory of animal husbandry, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. More than 50 billion chickens are reared annualy as a source of food, for both their meat and their eggs. Chickens farmed for meat are called broilers, whilst those farmed for eggs are called egg-laying hens. In total, for eggs are called egg-laying hens. In total, the UK alone consumers ...