Poultry Science Terminology - T
Table egg industry: produces infertile eggs for the retail consumer
Taeniasis: obsolete word for cestodiasis (tapeworm infection)
Tenderloin: boneless-skinless white meat is the pectoralis minor muscle. It comes from the inside of the breast adjacent to the keel bone
Tenosynovitis: inflammation of the synovial shield of a tendon
Testicles (Testes): paired male reproductive glands that produce sperm. Located internally alongside the backbone on a male fowl
Thermostat: device sensitive to temperature and used to control the operation of heat, ventilation, and air conditioning systems as well as water heaters and radiators
Three host tick: tick that spends the three stages of its life on three different hosts
Tin hen: slang for an incubator
Toe clipping: removal of a bird's toes just behind the claw
Tom: adult male turkey (also referred to as a 'gobbler')
Top dressing: adding a layer of clean litter on the top of used litter before placing a new flock
Torticollis: twisted or wry neck
Toxemia: generalized poisoning resulting from circulation through the body of toxins produced by bacteria
Toxin: poison produced by microorganisms
Toxoid: agent that confers immunity against toxins produced by bacteria
Trachea: part of the respiratory system that conveys air from the larynx to the bronchi in the lungs; windpipe
Transovarian transmission: infection of a hen's egg prior to the shell being formed
Trap nest: equipment used to keep hens on the nest until caretaker releases them, allows egg production to be closely monitored and accurate production records to be kept by hen
Trauma: wound or injury that destroys tissue
Traumatic ventriculitis: piercing of the gizzard by a pointed object
Trematode: parasitic fluke
Triglyceride: compound composed of glycerol and three fatty acids, source of energy
Trio: male with two females of the same species, breed and variety; chickens for small farms are sold this way as a method of promoting genetic diversity
True fertility: measure of breeder flock or inseminating crew performance. Indicates the number of eggs that are fertile at the point of oviposition
Tubercle: tumor like mass
Tufted: 1) protuberance from the head with a tuft of feathers like Tufted Roman Geese 2). ear tufts of feathers which are located slightly below the ear like True Araucanas that are tufted and rumpless
Tumor: mass of tissue that develops and grows without benefit to surrounding tissue
Tunnel ventilation: fans placed at opposite end of the building from air inlets; negative air pressure pulls air from outside through the building length wise in the house and exhaust it through fans
Turn: act of turning incubated eggs to prevent the embryos from sticking to the shell membranes
Type: size and shape of a chicken that tells you what breed it is
Turkey: large game bird native to North American (Meleagris gallopavo). Wild turkeys are found throughout North and South America and there are a number of domesticated breeds. They are a large, widely domesticated for food, most familiarly for Thanksgiving dinner celebrations. Males are called toms, females called hens and chicks are known as poults