Glossary H
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Term |
Explanation |
Synonym / Example |
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Hatch |
The process by which a chick comes out of the egg; also, a group of chicks that come out of their shells at roughly the same time. |
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Hatchability |
The percentage of eggs that convert to chicks. |
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Hen |
A female chicken over one year or age. |
Rooster |
| Heterosis | Increased vigor of growth or fertility (or other characteristics influencing survival) resulting from a cross of two genetically different lines. | |
| Hybrid | An offspring of a cross between two genetically unlike creatures. |
