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Name one exotic fowl bird. Also explain layer poultry farming.

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White Leghorn is the exotic or foreign fowl bird.
Chickens raised for eggs are called layers while chickens raised for meat are called broilers. Layer poultry farming is the method of raising egg laying poultry birds for the commercial production of eggs. It is done widely as it has lower production cost and the demand of eggs is growing tremendously.

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