Organization and current trends of the poultry industry, nomenclature of the common breeds, discuss anatomy and physiology, reproduction, genetics, hatchery management, embryology, managerial techniques and practices, housing, nutrition, disease management, egg and meat processing, animal rights, and commercial production of rare breeds. Field trips will be scheduled to several local producers operations. To give students a sense of the diversity of birds, poultry types in particular. To give students an overview of principles and practices of poultry production used in the poultry industry.
Poultry production exists as an industry, because poultry and eggs are valuable as human food.
To provide students with an opportunity for a hands-on learning experience focused on poultry with opportunities to handle, examine, observe, keep records, and apply techniques and practices used in the poultry industry. To provide opportunities for students to observe various production practices through field trips. To stimulate interest in poultry science. A typed report is required by the following week for each field trip. Grading will be based upon accuracy, organization, grammar, and spelling.