Title: Identify production systems for poultry.
Course: Livestock Production Management (18301-II) > Section: Exploring Poultry Production

Identification should include

- key breeds of poultry
- distinction between broilers and layers
- explanation of vertical integration
- the three general types of poultry enterprises
- alternative production processes
- poultry processing exemption for farm to table.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What aspects of production does the company own and control, and what does the grower supply in most vertical integration contracts?
- How much of modern broiler production in the United States is integrated?
- Why are U.S. export markets important regarding broilers but not eggs?
- How have consumer trends in the consumption of poultry changed production over the last 30 years?
- What are some advantages and disadvantages of raising poultry?
- Why have small backyard poultry flocks increased in popularity?
- How do animal welfare considerations influence poultry production systems?