2025年1月24日 · Poultry farming, raising of birds domestically or commercially, primarily for meat and eggs but also for feathers. Chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese are of primary importance, while guinea fowl and squabs (young pigeons) are chiefly of local interest.

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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.

Poultry production has evolved considerably over the past decades with extensive vertical integration occurring linking the poultry farms with all phases of live bird production, processing, and retail to become integral components of large food protein-based corporations.

Poultry farming is a part of the United States's agricultural economy. In the United States, chickens were raised primarily on family farms or in some cases, in poultry colonies, such as Judge Emery's Poultry Colony [1] until about 1960.

2025年1月8日 · In 2022, nearly 15 percent of poultry meat produced in the U.S. was exported. The U.S. poultry industry is influenced by currency fluctuations, trade negotiations, and economic growth in importing markets. The poultry and egg industries are also major users of feed grains.

2023年3月27日 · Poultry production has developed tremendously over the years thanks to advances in genetics, nutrition, and disease control. As a rule of thumb the further we try to push a production system the better we need to manage it to …