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A roasted Cornish game hen A Cornish game hen ready for the oven. Cornish game hen (also Rock Cornish game hen) is the USDA-approved name for a particular variety of broiler chicken, produced from a cross between the Cornish and White Plymouth Rock chicken breeds, that is served young and immature, weighing no more than two pounds (900 g) ready to cook.
Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world. [3] Owing to the relative ease and low cost of raising chickens—in comparison to mammals such as cattle or hogs—chicken meat (commonly called just "chicken") and chicken eggs have become prevalent in numerous cuisines.
The breed was developed by Sir Walter Gilbert, of Bodmin in Cornwall, in about 1820.It was intended to be a gamecock, but had no aptitude for cockfighting. [10]It is recognised as "Indian Game" in Australia, [11]: 196 by the Poultry Club of Great Britain in the United Kingdom, [12] and by the Entente Européenne in Europe. [5]
Breed broiler is any chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) that is bred and raised specifically for meat production. [1] Most commercial broilers reach slaughter weight between four [2] and six weeks of age, although slower growing breeds reach slaughter weight at approximately 14 weeks of age.
A meal of roast poussin and chips in London A poussin held in the hand. In Commonwealth countries, poussin (pronounced / ˈ p uː s æ n / is less commonly called coquelet) is a butcher's term for a young chicken, less than 28 days old at slaughter and usually weighing 400–450 grams (14–16 oz) but not above 750 grams (26 oz).
Ammonia has been shown to cause increased susceptibility to disease and other health-related problems such as Newcastle disease, airsaculitis and keratoconjunctivitis. The respiratory epithelium in birds is damaged by ammonia concentrations in the air exceeding 75 parts per million (ppm).
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Utility pigeons have been artificially selected for weight gain, quick growth, health when kept in large numbers, and health of their infants. [17] For a greater yield, commercially raised squab may be produced in a two-nest system, where the mother lays two new eggs in a second nest while her offspring are still growing in the first nest, [ 16 ...