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Classification of poultry streamlines the poultry industry by categorizing birds based on species, purpose, and physical characteristics. This classification is also important in optimizing meat and egg production, improving bird health, and ensuring that poultry meet market demands.
The United States Classes, Standards, and Grades for Poultry were removed from the CFR on December 4, 1995. They are maintained by the Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, as AMS 70.200 et seq. This document contains the classes, standards, and grades that are the most current to date.
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.
Standard breeds of chickens are broken down into six (6) different classes. They are known as American, Asiatic, Continental, English, Mediterranean, and All Other Standard Breeds. Let’s explore the different classes and the common traits of these breeds that are a part of them.
The chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a large and round short-winged bird, domesticated from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia around 8,000 years ago. Most chickens are raised for food, providing meat and eggs ; others are kept as pets or for cockfighting .
USDA is updating the definitions for poultry classes, such as broiler or roaster, which are based on the sex and age of the bird when harvested. When cooking poultry, chefs know choosing the right bird will affect the outcome of a final dish.
Chickens are the most popular poultry worldwide and are now used for both meat and egg production. There is only a sporadic information in the literature on chicken taxonomy; and there is a lack of a single concise document that deals with different issues related to this important topic.
Chicken, (Gallus gallus), any of more than 60 breeds of medium-sized poultry that are primarily descended from the wild red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes) of India. The chicken is perhaps the most widely domesticated fowl, raised worldwide for its meat and eggs.
The chicken breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association are listed in the American Standard of Perfection. They are categorized into classes: standard-sized breeds are grouped by type or by place of origin, while bantam breeds are classified according to type or physical characteristics.
There are several ways to classify chickens, depending on the purpose of the classification. If you’re talking about an agricultural classification, chickens can be divided into three main categories: egg-laying breeds, meat breeds, and dual-purpose breeds.