Poultry farming

<p>Poultry farming is the form of <a href="/facts/Animal_husbandry/aJforlQp">animal husbandry</a> which raises <a href="/facts/Poultry/u8hUQ64j">domesticated birds</a> such as <a href="/facts/Chicken/RD2eTd83">chickens</a>, <a href="/facts/Domestic_duck/E3PChqFm">ducks</a>, <a href="/facts/Turkey_(domesticated)/t09ulAdL">turkeys</a> and <a href="/facts/Domesticated_goose/KSwkExCm">geese</a> to produce <a href="/facts/Chicken_meat/JCpSXfJV">meat</a> or <a href="/facts/Egg_as_food/dRLxAGev">eggs</a> for <a href="/facts/Food/RgNq6NAK">food</a>. Poultry – mostly chickens – are farmed in great numbers.  More than 60 billion chickens are killed for consumption annually. Chickens raised for eggs are known as layers, while chickens raised for meat are called <a href="/facts/Broiler/u0p5f9cX">broilers</a>.
</p><p>In the United States, the national organization overseeing poultry production is the <a href="/facts/Food_and_Drug_Administration_(United_States)/rCEnh9WB">Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA). In the UK, the national organization is the <a href="/facts/Department_for_Environment%2c_Food_and_Rural_Affairs/w9EYr8KE">Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</a> (DEFRA).
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Poultry farming