Animal Science- swine and poulty test study guide QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) / ALREADY GRADED A+

Animal Science- swine and poulty test
study guide QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) / ALREADY
GRADED A+
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