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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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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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He owns the largest privately owned agro-industrial concern in Ghana and is listed in “Who’s Who in World Poultry”. Darko is also known by many in the sub-region as the “Poultry King” and "Akokɔ Darko" (meaning "Poultry Darko" in Akan).
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Banda Vasudev Rao Yadav (1935-1996) was an Indian entrepreneur and agriculturalist, considered by many as the father of the poultry industry in India.
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He also obtained his Master of Science in poultry science from Cairo in 1969.
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Willard Harry Allen (January 19, 1893, February 25, 1957) was an American poultry scientist who served as New Jersey secretary of agriculture from 1938 to 1956.
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Donald Shaver (Wikipedia)
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Donald McQueen Shaver (born August 12, 1920) was a Canadian pioneer in the poultry industry, who founded a breeding company that achieved worldwide prominence.
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Doris Gnauck White (24 December 1926-19 November 2001) was a science educator and a researcher of the biochemical and biophysical foundations of agriculture. She won fame for her skill in curing sick chickens.
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