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Bird eggs are a common food and one of the most versatile ingredients used in cooking. They are important in many branches of the modern food industry. [6] The most commonly used bird eggs are those from the chicken, duck, and goose. Smaller eggs, such as quail eggs, are used occasionally as a gourmet ingredient in Western countries.
Continental. Most Continental breeds, such as the Silver Spangled Hamburg cock seen here, are lively birds that are often skilful flyers. This group consists of eleven breeds from Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. They are mostly sprightly birds, the Faverolles being an exception: [1]: 70. Barnevelder. Campine. Crevecoeur. Faverolles.
In countries which are members of Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification: Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, and Turkmenistan eggs are sorted into five categories by mass: [8] Category. Mass range per egg. Highest (В) > 75 g. Select (О) 65 g ...
Illustration of thirty-nine varieties of chicken (and one Guinea Fowl) . There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. [1] Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and selection for desired characteristics created regional types with distinct physical and behavioral traits passed on to ...
Roasting or grilling chicken is the common method to cook chicken worldwide. This is a list of chicken dishes. Chicken is the most common type of poultry/meat in the world, [1] and was one of the first domesticated animals. Chicken is a major worldwide source of meat and eggs for human consumption.
White meat. Chicken is a widely consumed white meat. In culinary terms, white meat is meat which is pale in color before and after cooking. In traditional gastronomy, white meat also includes rabbit, the flesh of milk-fed young mammals (in particular veal and lamb), and sometimes pork. [1][2][3][4] In ecotrophology and nutritional studies ...
Poultry (/ ˈpoʊltri /) are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of harvesting animal products such as meat, eggs or feathers. [1] The practice of raising poultry is known as poultry farming. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens ...
The cover of the 1930 edition. The American Standard of Perfection is the official book of breed standards of the American Poultry Association.It classifies and describes the standard physical appearance, coloring and temperament for many breeds of poultry recognized in the United States, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese and guinea fowl, but not pigeons.