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Poultry is the class of domesticated fowl (birds) used for food or for their eggs. These most typically are members of the orders Galliformes (such as chickens and turkeys), and Anseriformes (waterfowl such as ducks and geese). Poultry used for food is commonly raised on poultry farms. Poultry farms can be either breeding farms where they raise poultry for meat, or layer farms where they produce eggs. Today, poultry farms are an important big business. Each step on a poultry farm is done by someone who is typically highly trained. Breeders on poultry farms want to produce the best chickens (or other birds) possible. This might mean a meatier chicken, one with less or more fat, or one that lays more eggs or eggs more often.
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