Encyclopaedia Of Poultry Science And Technology

Poultry is a category of domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of collecting their eggs, or killing for their meat and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails and turkeys) and the family Anatidae, commonly known as "waterfowl". Poultry also includes other birds which are kille...