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Phylum: ✔✔Chordata
Subphylum: ✔✔Vertebrata
Class: ✔✔Aves
Order: ✔✔Galliformes
Suborder: ✔✔Galli
Family: ✔✔Phasianidae (chicken); Meleagrididae (turkey)
Genus: ✔✔Galus (chicken); Meleagris (turkey)
Species: ✔✔Domestica (chicken); Galiopavo (turkey)
Domestic Birds: ✔✔Chicken, turkey, ducks/geese (small scale)
U.S Poultry ✔✔Second Largest in Animal Agriculture, 23%
, The three segments of birds are: ✔✔broilers, eggs, turkeys
U.S Poultry ✔✔8% worlds chicken eggs
U.S Poultry ✔✔18% worlds chicken meat
U.S Poultry ✔✔2nd in egg production
U.S Poultry ✔✔47% worlds turkey meat
Purpose of Poultry: ✔✔meat, eggs, poultry hobbyists, research,
pharmaceuticals, vaccines
History ✔✔Egypt and China- 1400B.C.
1607 ✔✔North America
1844 ✔✔Incubator
1918 ✔✔Post Office Delivery
1874 ✔✔Chicken wire was invented
1923 ✔✔USDA classes, standards
1929 ✔✔Layers were kept in cages/confined areas