Poultry Industry Flashcard

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Humans have been growing poultry for almost as long as they have been involved in agriculture

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True

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Each year the average person in the United States consumes over 90 pounds of chicken and 22 dozen eggs.

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True

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At one time most farmers raised chickens for both meat and eggs

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True

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Most of the nation's broilers are grown in the northern states.

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False

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Almost all of the broilers produced are tan.

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False

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The vast majority of the eggs sold in the United States are white eggs.

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True

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Turkeys cannot tolerate cold weather as well as chickens.

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False

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In China and Southeast Asia, ducks and geese make up a large part of the overall diet. True or False?

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True

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Chickens make up the largest part of the poultry industry. The second most widely produced birds are geese.

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False

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Each year thousands of quail and pheasants are released into the wild to provide birds for hunting.

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True