Brain Teaser!!

1. Brain Teaser!! • How many pounds of chicken does the average person eat in a year? • 90 pounds

2. Poultry Industry Agri-science Mr. Bailey

3. What does the word fowl mean? • Any of various birds of the order Galliformes • A bird, such as the duck, goose, turkey, or pheasant, that is used as food or hunted as game

4. Did you know? • The first poultry was raised 5,000 years ago in Asia • The Egyptians used to incubate eggs in the sand, where the hot sun would provide the temperature needed to hatch the chicks, sometimes up to 10,000 eggs at a time!

5. Does anyone know the difference between a layer and a broiler? • Layer  lays the eggs you eat • Broiler  produces the chicken meat that you eat

6. Do you think the consumption of chicken is going up in the U.S or down? • Raising every year

7. Why do you think consumption of chicken is rising while red meat, such as pork and beef is decreasing? • Chicken is: • Low in fat • Cholesterol • High in protein • (when compared to red meat)

8. Are chickens the only type of fowl raised in the poultry industry? • NO!!! • Poultry also includes: • Turkeys • Ducks • Geese • Game birds • Pigeons (squab)

9. Exit Slip • What does the word fowl mean? • Describe the difference between a layer and a broiler. • Name two other fowl that are raised in the poultry industry?