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The Farm-poultry: Volume: ... Description: Title from cover "A practical farm and suburban poultry raising guide." ... Version of PDF format: 1.5
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.
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There were 2786 regulated chicken producers, generating farm cash receipts of $1.6 billion in 2005. Compared to other livestock sectors (i.e. beef, dairy, and pork), the poultry and egg industry was the healthiest with regards to total income for the average operator. [1] In 2005, total chicken slaughters were 973.9 million kilograms.