Poultry
Poultry farming
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Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. Poultry are farmed in great numbers with chickens being the most numerous. More than 50 billion chickens are raised annually as a source of food, for both their meat and their eggs. Chickens raised for eggs are usually called laying hens whilst chickens raised for meat are often called broilers.[1] In total, the UK alone consumes over 29 million eggs per day. In the US, the national organization overseeing poultry production is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the UK, the national organisation is the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Contents [hide]
1 Intensive and alternative poultry farming
2 Egg-laying chickens - husbandry systems
2.1 Free-range laying hens
2.1.1 Organic laying hens
2.2 Yarding for laying hens
2.3 Battery cages for laying hens
2.4 Furnished cages for laying hens
3 Meat-producing chickens - husbandry systems
3.1 Indoor broilers
3.1.1 Issues with indoor husbandry
3.1.2 Indoor with higher welfare
3.2 Free-range broilers
3.3 Organic
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agriculture
General
Agribusiness Agricultural science Agroforestry Agronomy Animal husbandry Extensive farming Factory farming Farm Free range Industrial agriculture Mechanised agriculture Ministries Intensive farming Organic farming Permaculture Stock-free agriculture Sustainable agriculture Universities Urban agriculture
History
History of agriculture History of organic farming Arab Agricultural Revolution British Agricultural Revolution Green Revolution Neolithic Revolution
Types
Aquaculture Aquaponics Dairy farming Grazing Hydroponics Livestock Orchard Pig farming Poultry farming Sheep husbandry Slash-and-burn
Categories
Agriculture Agriculture by country Agriculture companies Biotechnology Livestock Meat industry Poultry farming Agropedia portal v t e
Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. Poultry are farmed in great numbers with chickens being the most numerous. More than 50 billion chickens are raised annually as a source of food, for both their meat and their eggs. Chickens raised for eggs are usually called laying hens whilst chickens raised for meat are often called broilers.[1] In total, the UK alone consumes over 29 million eggs per day. In the US, the national organization overseeing poultry production is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the UK, the national organisation is the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Contents [hide]
1 Intensive and alternative poultry farming
2 Egg-laying chickens - husbandry systems
2.1 Free-range laying hens
2.1.1 Organic laying hens
2.2 Yarding for laying hens
2.3 Battery cages for laying hens
2.4 Furnished cages for laying hens
3 Meat-producing chickens - husbandry systems
3.1 Indoor broilers
3.1.1 Issues with indoor husbandry
3.1.2 Indoor with higher welfare
3.2 Free-range broilers
3.3 Organic