Poultry Science Terms - G
Gaggle: name for a group of geese not in flight
Gallus domesticus: scientific name for a domestic chicken
Gallus gallus: Red Jungle Fowl; also called (Gallus bankiva). The origin of all current chicken breeds
Gamebirds: any of species of birds that are hunted including: pheasant, quail, partridge/grouse, wild turkeys, and mallard ducks that are traditionally hunted for food and sport. Gamebirds may be raised in captivity but are not domestic like chickens. Term can be used for some species of wild waterfowl
Gander: adult male goose
Gang: group of domesticated turkeys
Gangrene: dead tissue, on living animals including humans, that has no blood supply and no pain receptors
Gas CAS stunning: using gas (CO2 - carbon dioxide) or other inert gases to replace oxygen to make an animal unconscious
Geese: wild or domesticated water birds of the family Anatidae. They often have shorter necks than swans and a shorter, more pointed bill than ducks. They are classified as waterfowl but spend most of their time on land
Genes: parts of chromosomes that carry hereditary factors
Genetic: pertaining to genes
Genus: group of closely related animals or plants which differ from one another in only slight characteristics
Germicidal solution: solution of chemicals that will kill microbes
Germinal disc: site of fertilization on the ovum. Alternative names include blastodisc and blastoderm
Germs: disease causing organisms
Giblets: edible parts of a chicken carcass that consist of the viscera of bird (heart, gizzard and liver). Sometimes the neck is included as well
Gizzard: muscular stomach portion of the avian digestive tract with thick walls and a tough lining that crushes and grinds food and mixed with a combination of pebbles or grit and digestive compounds produced by the proventriculus (glandular stomach)
Go light: grow thin while eating ravenously, synonym for anemia
Gobbler: adult male turkey (also referred to as a 'tom')
Goose: wild or domesticated species of Anatidae birds including Anser and Branta generas; type of waterfowl; adult female goose as distinguished from the gander (male)
Gosling: young (baby) goose of either sex
Grade: sort eggs according to their interior and exterior qualities
Grit: (insoluble material) bits of rock, sand, or small pebbles, as well as oyster shell, eaten by birds and used by the gizzard to grind up feed and plant fibers
Gross: can be seen with the naked eye
Gross lesions: easily observable changes in tissues or organs
Ground fed: free to move about outdoors, as opposed to housed and fed within a building or cage
Growers: term used to describe all stock between the end of brooding and till they reach sexual maturity
Grower feed: Commercially available feed formulated for adolescent, growing chickens. Usually used from nine to 20 weeks
Guinea Fowl: pheasant like breed of poultry from Africa raised for ornamental qualities, meat, feathers for crafts and fly tying, or vermin control. They are gregarious, watchful, and territorial making them good natural alarms. They are effective natural sentinels because they can be noisy, tend to be only partially domesticated and if allowed to roam will cover a fairly wide range. They are widely know for eating ticks which makes them popular for pest control method
Guinea hen: adult female guinea fowl
Guinea pullet: young female guinea fowl under one year of age
Guinea cockerel: young male guinea fowl under one year of age
Gullet: tubular structure leading from the mouth to the glandular stomach; the esophagus