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Galliformes / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl.Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often reared by humans for their meat and eggs, or hunted as game birds.
Egg of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)The turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris, native to North America.There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) of eastern and central North America and the ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.
The Australian brushturkey, Australian brush-turkey, or gweela (Alectura lathami), also frequently called the scrub turkey or bush turkey, is a common, widespread species of mound-building bird from the family Megapodiidae found in eastern Australia from Far North Queensland to Eurobodalla on the South Coast of New South Wales.
This figure has doubled since 1970, possibly due to the promotion of ground turkey as a leaner source of protein than ground beef. Also, turkey is a popular deli meat. There was some debate in ...
Poultry breeding has produced breeds and strains to fulfil different needs; light-framed, egg-laying birds that can produce 300 eggs a year; fast-growing, fleshy birds destined for consumption at a young age, and utility birds which produce both an acceptable number of eggs and a well-fleshed carcase. Male birds are unwanted in the egg-laying ...
A viable bird egg (as opposed to a non-viable egg: see addled eggs) consists of a number of structures. The eggshell is 95–97% calcium carbonate crystals, at least in chickens, stabilized by a protein matrix, [ 163 ] [ 164 ] [ 165 ] without which the crystalline structure would be too brittle to keep its form; the organic matrix is thought to ...
Bird flu has been found in egg-laying chickens, including those kept by Cal-Maine Foods, which is the largest manufacturer in the U.S. But the CDC says it’s unlikely that anyone would catch bird ...
From a food safety perspective, cooking poultry, eggs, and beef to the appropriate internal temperature of 165˚F kills bacteria and viruses, including bird flu, according to the CDC. It’s also ...