The chickens raised for eggs are commonly called:

Broilers

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Layers

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Solution

The correct option is B Layers
Poultry farming is a practice undertaken to breed domestic fowl primarily for egg production and chicken meat.
$∙$ Layers are the chickens raised for eggs. Examples include Leghorn, Minorca, Lehman, etc.
$∙$ Broilers are the chickens raised for meat. Examples include Aseel, Ross 208, etc.

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Chickens or turkeys raised specifically for meat are called

Column I	Column II
1. Poultry	a. Group of eggs
2. Unfertilised eggs	b. Birds raised for eggs
3. Broilers	c. Eggs not fertilised by a rooster
4. Clutch	d. Birds raised for meat
5. Layers	e. Chicken, ducks, turkey and geese

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