What does OFR stand for in talking about poultry?

1. What are the 4 types of poultry?
2. What is an older hen called?
3. What is the study of poultry called?
4. What part of chicken Cannot be eaten?
5. Does ostrich belong to poultry?
6. What is the best known poultry?
7. What are the three categories of chicken?
8. What are brown chickens called?
9. What are chickens that lay eggs called?

What are the 4 types of poultry?

The breeds of chickens are generally classified as American, Mediterranean, English, and Asiatic. While there are hundreds of breeds in existence, commercial facilities rely on only a select few that meet the rigorous demands of industrial production.

What is an older hen called?

Sometimes called "spent" or a spent hen.

What is the study of poultry called?

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. ... Chickens raised for eggs are known as layers, while chickens raised for meat are called broilers.

What part of chicken Cannot be eaten?

THIGHS. Arguably the tastiest part of the chicken, thighs are little parcels of tender, juicy meat from the top of the bird's leg. You can buy them bone in, or bone out, and with the skin on or off. The meat is darker and firmer than the white breast meat and needs slightly longer to cook.

Does ostrich belong to poultry?

The term “poultry” covers a wide range of birds, from indigenous and commercial breeds of chickens to Muscovy ducks, mallard ducks, turkeys, guinea fowl, geese, quail, pigeons, ostriches and pheasants. ... Poultry are raised throughout the world, with chickens by far the leading species everywhere.

What is the best known poultry?

The Rhode Island Red is perhaps the world's best-known fowl. It is the most successful dual-purpose bird, and remains an excellent farm chicken. The Rhode Island Red is known for its hardiness and its ability to handle marginal conditions while still producing eggs.

What are the three categories of chicken?

Many different breeds of chickens have been developed for different purposes. For simplicity, you can place them into three general categories: Laying, meat-producing and dual-purpose breeds.

What are brown chickens called?

The ISA Brown is a crossbreed of chicken, with sex-linked coloration. It is thought to have been the result of a complex series of crosses including but not limited to Rhode Island Reds and Rhode Island Whites, and contains genes from a wide range of breeds, the list of which is a closely guarded secret.

What are chickens that lay eggs called?

Hen. A mature female chicken, usually for egg laying. Meat Bird. Also called a meat chicken, this is a bird that is bred and raised for its meat.