Question

Poultry farming is undertaken to raise the following

1. Egg production
2. Feather production
3. Chicken meat
4. Milk production

Options

• (i) and (iii)

• (i) and (ii)

• (ii) and (iii)

• (iii) and (iv)

Answer 1

(i) and (iii)

Explanation:

The poultry industry deals with the production of domesticated fowl for meat and eggs. The common poultry birds are chicken, turkey, duck, geese, guinea-fowl and pigeon. Eggs and high-quality meat obtained from poultry gives us a balanced diet and serves as a cheap source of animal protein.