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Poultry science is the academic and professional discipline concerned with the breeding, raising and management of domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese, for meat and eggs. It covers husbandry systems, welfare, disease management, feed and housing across commercial and small-scale farming operations. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Poultry science is the branch of animal husbandry that breeds domesticated birds, chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese, to produce meat or eggs for food. 1
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1. Poultry Farming (Wikipedia)
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Poultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which breeds domesticated birds including chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food.
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