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.]] Poultry is the class of Domesticated Fowl ( Bird s) used for Food or for their eggs. These most typically are members of the orders Galliformes (such as Chicken s and Turkey s), and Anseriformes ( Waterfowl such as Duck s and Geese ). The word ''poultry'' is often used to refer to the meat of these birds. In a more general sense, it may refer to the meat of other birds, such as Pigeon s or Dove s, or Game birds like Pheasant s. TYPES OF POULTRY CUTS OF POULTRY The meatiest parts of a bird are the Flight Muscle s on its Chest , called breast meat, and the Walking muscles on the first and second segments of its Leg s, called the '''thigh''' and '''drumstick''' respectively. In chickens, the flight muscles, not adapted for sustained use, have less Oxygen -carrying Myoglobin than the walking muscles, and are thus lighter in color. This is the distinction between "white meat" and "dark meat". Waterfowl are adapted for sustained flight, and their breast meat is dark. |