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Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers. Subcategories This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total.
Illustration of thirty-nine varieties of chicken (and one Guinea Fowl) . There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. [1] Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and selection for desired characteristics created regional types with distinct physical and behavioral traits passed on to ...
The chicken breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association are listed in the American Standard of Perfection. They are categorized into classes: standard-sized breeds are grouped by type or by place of origin, while bantam breeds are classified according to type or physical characteristics.
Australia - List of breeds in the Australian Poultry Standards; Italy - List of Italian poultry breeds; Slovenia - List of Slovenian domestic animal breeds; UK - List of breeds in the British Poultry Standards. Shetland - Shetland animal breeds; USA - Chicken breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association
meat, bait, animal feed, research Captive-bred 6b Other insects: American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) [189] date uncertain North America: meat, medicine, pets Captive-bred 6b Other insects: Flame jellyfish (Rhopilema esculentum) [190] date uncertain China: meat, medicine, pets Captive-bred 7c Other animals
Poultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food. Poultry – mostly chickens – are farmed in great numbers.
For example, the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (P.L. 106–78, Title IX) defines livestock only as cattle, swine, and sheep, while the 1988 disaster assistance legislation defined the term as "cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry (including egg-producing poultry), equine animals used for food or in the production of food, fish used ...