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Poultry


Poultry is the class of domesticated fowl (birds) used for food or for their eggs. These most typically are members of the orders Galliformes (such as chickens and turkeys), and Anseriformes (waterfowl such as ducks and geese). The word poultry is often used to refer to the flesh of these birds.

In a more general sense, the word poultry may refer to the flesh of other birds, such as pigeons or doves, or games like pheasants.

Types of poultry

Bird Diet Wild ancestor Domestication Uses
chicken grain, grubs, insects, plants, rodents, seeds red junglefowl China, c. 3000 BC meat, eggs
duck fish, grain, insects, plants  ?  ? meat, feathers, eggs
ostrich insects, plants, seeds wild ostrich Africa meat, feathers, labour
turkey grain, insects, plants wild turkey  ? meat



Poultry is also the name of a street in the City of London, UK where poultry used to be sold. See Cheapside.

Last updated: 11-10-2004 23:35:13