Question

_____A_______ are raised for meat and ____B___ are raised for egg production in poultry farms.

• A. A: Layers, B: broilers
• B. A: Broilers, B: layers
• C. A: Roosters, B: Cockerels
• D. A: Hens, B: Cockerels

Answer 1

The correct option is B A: Broilers, B: layers

Poultry is the class of domesticated birds used for food (meat) or eggs. Birds like chicken, ducks, turkey and geese are usually reared in poultry farms.

Broilers are birds that are grown for meat purposes. These birds will grow quickly and will require a good amount of energy and protein to sustain this fast growth.

Layers are birds that are reared to produce unfertilised eggs that will be sold to consumers to eat. Their level of nutrition should be of sufficient quality to produce good eggs.

Hence, option b is correct.

Birds need to be kept in hygienic conditions in order to get the healthy birds.

Roosters are adult male birds and cockerels are young male birds. A female domestic fowl is called hen.