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ROCK CORNISH HEN [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
  • Poultry Production
DEF

A slaughtered chicken of less than 5 weeks of age, of either sex, that weights no more than 2 pounds.

OBS

The designations "Rock Cornish game hen," "Cornish game hen," "Rock Cornish hen" and "Cornish hen" first refered to slaugthered chickens of specific breeds, age and weight. However, these designations are now used to identify very young and very small chickens of any breed.

Key term(s)
  • Cornish Rock game hen
  • Cornish Rock hen

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
  • Élevage des volailles
CONT

Le poulet de Cornouailles [...] est un petit poulet à la saveur délicate, qui pèse environ 700 [grammes] après nettoyage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Poultry Production
  • Regulations and Standards (Food)
  • Slaughterhouses
DEF

A bird of the species Gallus domesticus, the carcass of which weighs no more than 900 g, that has flexible cartilage at the posterior end of the breast or keel bone, tender meat and soft skin of smooth texture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des volailles
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
  • Abattoirs
DEF

Volaille de l'espèce Gallus domesticus dont la carcasse pèse au plus 900 g et dont l'extrémité postérieure cartilagineuse du bréchet est flexible, la chair tendre et la peau souple et de texture lisse.

Spanish

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