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Poultry
Poultry is a category of domestic birds kept and raised for the purpose of collecting eggs or killing and using their meat.
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Poultry
line run product
Meat products; Poultry
All of the product that comes off the processing line, including that which is damaged or imperfect.
lot
Meat products; Poultry
A lot is 150 cases with 30 dozen eggs in each case. One lot equals 4,500 dozen eggs or 54,000 eggs in total.
mechanically separated
Meat products; Poultry
The process of de-boning and separating poultry meat from the carcass by means of a high pressure machine.
miscellaneous eggs
Meat products; Poultry
All eggs that can not meet size and grade standards, such as dirty, checked and peewee eggs.
nest run eggs
Meat products; Poultry
Eggs that, much like the Nest Run Breaking Stock (NRBS) eggs, have not been washed or graded and will be broken for further processing but some obviously damaged or dirtied eggs have been removed.
setter
Meat products; Poultry
An incubator that controls temperature and humidity and is used for about 18-21 days.
nest run breaking stock (NRBS)
Meat products; Poultry
Eggs that have not been washed or graded because they will be broken for further processing.
