Poultry farming
Part of animal husbandry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. More than 60 billion chickens are killed for consumption annually.[2][3] Chickens raised for eggs are known as layers, while chickens raised for meat are called broilers.[4]
"Chicken coup" redirects here. For the UK Labour Party leadership challenge against Jeremy Corbyn, see 2016 Labour Party leadership election (UK).
In the United States, the national organization overseeing poultry production is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the UK, the national organisation is the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).