A fattening stage when birds are best suited for slaughter and processing—i.e., they have reached the required weight limit with good muscling of breast and legs and have mature plumage.
Slaughter ripeness, poultry ready for slaughter
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Scratching shed, room, area
An area that allows birds to scratch.
Secondary sex characters, secondary sexual characters
All traits except the gonads by which males and females differ externally and in...
Selection
The choice of individuals within a population to achieve a defined breeding obje...
Selection base
The base population within which selection is carried out.
Selection criterion
A measured trait or condition used as the basis for selection.
Selection differential
The difference between the mean of a selected group and the mean of the original...
