ANSC 2340 Study Guide - Final Guide: Broiler, Plymouth Rock Chicken, Rhode Island Red
21 Mar 2013
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Ducks: major industry in asia, but not in north america. Turkeys: more than half the turkeys are found in northern america. Geese and guinea fowl : major industry in asia, north america has lowest level of production. United states (%47) is the greatest consumer of both broiler meat and turkey, following by china. 60,678, 391 tonnes of chicken eggs are commercially produced world-wide per year. 4,907,418 tonnes of eggs from other birds are commercially produced. Chicken production by province: ontario being the biggest, then quebec. In ontario 1,260 broiler chicken farms, employs over 5, 000. Eggs: eggs are collected and graded at a grading station, where they are packaged and distributed (94 in ontario) Poultry: are slaughtered at both provincially and federally inspected plants. Quota is a license granted by the chicken farmers of ontario. Cfo does not buy/sell or issue new quota. Instead, grants licenses which recognize ownership transfers between buyers and sellers of quota.
