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Item Number: P062:Acc95 044 turkeys
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Date 18 November 2011, 14:53
Source Raising turkeys in eastern Oregon
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The domesticated turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a large poultry bird, domestic form of the wild turkey. The English language name for this species results from an early misidentification of the bird with an unrelated species which was imported to Europe through the country of Turkey.