CHICKEN

Chicken



Introduction

The word "chicken" comes from the ancient "chicken", which meant "rooster". In industrial conditions the chickens are usually fed by the specialized feed, in which add proteins and grains. In the diet include 2-3 species of grain - corn, barley, etc. (65-70% by weight of dry feed), cake and meal (8-12%), dry animal feed - fish and meat and bone meal (3 - 5%), yeast (1-3%), root crops, grass meal, mineral feed and vitamins. In countries with the development of poultry farming for chickens of different ages mixed feed industry produces ready-one feed.

Scholars believe that domestic chickens are descended from wild bankivskih chicken (Gallus), living in Asia. Bankivskaya chicken was not big, weighing not more than one kilogram. This type of chicken eats seeds, insects, snails, was able to fly, and nests on the ground. The female lays 4 to 13 eggs. Wild specimens of this species and to this day can be found in the jungles of Burma, India, southern China, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra). In general, scientists say that the chicken was domesticated in Southeast Asia for more than 6 thousand years ago. Hence, she spread around the world.

Discussion

1. Where does Chicken come from?

One of the most popular eating inhabitants of Southeast Asia is chicken. As evidenced by archeological that chicken found in Southeast Asia and were bred in the Stone Age, almost at the same time, they began to cultivate the land. Most likely, cock fighting qualities attracted ancient people. Already 4500 years ago, fighting cocks bred in India. From there, the chickens were in Mesopotamia (as evidenced by the appearance of crows in the Babylonian reliefs) and then to Egypt. As in many other areas of work in breeding chickens, Egyptians achieved incredible success at that time. They invented Incubator about 3000 years ago, which is the artificial breeding of chickens.From Egypt, the chickens came to Greece. Then every citizen of Athens had at least one chicken. And again, not for food but for cockfights Athenians raised their birds. Most robust and resilient cocks were selected for breeding so the first time began to appear breeds of poultry. Passion for cock fighting borrowed from the Greeks by the Romans. Over time, a passion for cock fighting died down, and people are finally appreciated gastronomic dignity chickens. (Aggarwal, 2004, Pp. 220-224)

2. What are the ecological, social or economic benefits and costs of Chicken?

Benefits of Chicken

The fitness benefits of consuming chicken are enormous. It is a prosperous resource of a range of vital nutrients and vitamins, which help in growth of immune system. Chicken is moreover apparent to be one of the harmless meats accessible, as it is slightly connected by means of a few side-effects of utilization. A lot of methodical studies have been carried out on chicken to review its healthy possessions and nearly all of the studies encompass very encouraging effects of the chicken on individual healthiness. Some benefits which are related with chicken are listed below:

Chicken provides protein in high quantity which ...