Middle Tennessee Junior Broiler Program SKILL-A-THON STUDY GUIDE SKILL-A-THON TOPICS: T BREEDS OF CHICKENS T PARTS OF A CHICKEN - EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ANATOMY T PARTS OF A CHICKEN CARCASS - CUTS OF A CHICKEN CARCASS T COMMON POULTRY DISEASES AND PARASITES T POULTRY NUTRITION T BIOSECURITY BREEDS OF CHICKENS http://afs.okstate.edu/breeds/poultry/chickens/chickens.html Use this website as your chicken breeds resource! PARTS OF A CHICKEN - EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ANATOMY https://articles.extension.org/pages/68694/external-anatomy-of-poultry (just feathers and chicken sections) https://articles.extension.org/pages/68695/internal-anatomy-of-poultry Use these websites as your poultry anatomy resources! PARTS OF A CHICKEN CARCASS Poultry Parts Identification PART 1 NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts PART 1 Identification Key PART 1 EXPLANATION: Boneless skinless whole breast NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts Identification PART 2 NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts PART 2 Identification Key PART 2 EXPLANATION: Wing NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts Identification PART 3 NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts PART 3 Identification Key PART 3 EXPLANATION: Drumstick NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts Identification PART 4 NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts PART 4 Identification Key PART 4 EXPLANATION: Tenderloin NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts Identification PART 5 NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts PART 5 Identification Key PART 5 EXPLANATION: Wing portion NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts Identification PART 6 NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts PART 6 Identification Key PART 6 EXPLANATION: Leg quarter NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts Identification PART 7 NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts PART 7 Identification Key PART 7 EXPLANATION: Wishbone NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts Identification PART 8 NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts PART 8 Identification Key PART 8 EXPLANATION: Boneless skinless split breast NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts Identification PART 9 NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts PART 9 Identification Key PART 9 EXPLANATION: Thigh with back portion NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts Identification PART 10 NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu Poultry Parts PART 10 Identification Key PART 10 EXPLANATION: Back half NOTES: Auburn University | DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE poul.auburn.edu This is the that makes the world work FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Codi Plaster THIS IS A STUDY GUIDE DEVELOPED FROM THE 2016 STUDENT COORDINATOR POULTRY JUDGING CLINICS AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY (334) 844-2881 [email protected] IN CONJUNCTION WITH LANGUAGE FOUND IN THE POULTRY SCIENCE MANUAL FOR NATIONAL FFA CAREER Dr. Joseph Hess DEVELOPMENT EVENTS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FACULTY + EXTENSION SCIENTIST SERVICE, COLLEGE STATION, TX 2012 (334) 844-2611 [email protected] University of Arkansas FFA Poultry Judging CDE A website for FFA poultry judging teams in the state of Arkansas Parts Identification 1. 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Maple, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 COMMON POULTRY DISEASES AND PARASITES PS47 Common Poultry Diseases 1 G. D. Butcher, J. P. Jacob, and F. B. Mather2 Respiratory Diseases respiratory distress by obstructing the upper air passages. Chickens may be affected with either or both forms of fowl There are many common and important diseases which can pox at one time. affect the respiratory system (air passages, lungs, air sacs) of poultry (see Table 1). Poultry refers to birds that people Transmission: Fowl pox is transmitted by direct contact keep for their use and generally includes the chicken, between infected and susceptible birds or by mosquitos. turkey, duck, goose, quail, pheasant, pigeon, guinea fowl, Virus-containing scabs also can be sloughed from affected pea fowl, ostrich, emu, and rhea. Due to modern systems birds and serve as a source of infection. The virus can of management, usually with high poultry densities, these enter the blood stream through the eye, skin wounds, or diseases are able to readily spread. respiratory tract. Mosquitos become infected from feeding on birds with fowl pox in their blood stream. There is Fowl Pox some evidence that the mosquito remains infective for life. Synonyms: chicken pox (not to be confused with chicken Mosquitos are the primary reservoir and spreaders of fowl pox in humans; the human disease does not affect poultry pox on poultry ranges. Several species of mosquito can and vice versa), sore head, avian diphtheria, bird pox transmit fowl pox. Often mosquitos winter-over in poultry houses so, outbreaks can occur during winter and early Species affected: Most poultry—chickens, turkeys, pheas- spring. ants, quail, ducks, psittacine, and ratites—of all ages are susceptible. Treatment: No treatment is available. However, fowl pox is relatively slow-spreading. Thus, it is possible to vaccinate to Clinical signs: There are two forms of fowl pox. The stop an outbreak. The wing-web vaccination method is used dry form is characterized by raised, wart-like lesions on for chickens and the thigh-stick method for turkeys older unfeathered areas (head, legs, vent, etc.). The lesions heal than 8 weeks. in about 2 weeks. If the scab is removed before healing is complete, the surface beneath is raw and bleeding. Prevention: Fowl pox outbreaks in poultry confined to Unthriftiness and retarded growth are typical symptoms houses can be controlled by spraying to kill mosquitos. of fowl pox. In laying hens, infection results in a transient However, if fowl pox is endemic in the area, vaccination decline in egg production (see Table 1). is recommended. Do not vaccinate unless the disease becomes a problem on a farm or in the area. Refer to the In the wet form there are canker-like lesions in the mouth, publication PS-36 (Vaccination of Small Poultry Flocks) for pharynx, larynx, and trachea. The wet form may cause more information on fowl pox vaccinations. 1. This document is PS47, one of a series of the Veterinary Medicine-Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 1999. Reviewed June 2015. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. 2. G. D. Butcher, Extension poultry veterinarian, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; J. P. Jacob, poultry Extension coordinator; and F. B. Mather, poultry Extension specialist, Dairy and Poultry Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611. 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