Annex E-2: Common Names of Poultry Carcasses

1. Introduction

The following list is from the Livestock and Poultry Carcass Grading Regulations. Additional information regarding common names of poultry cuts can be found in the Meat Cuts Manual - Poultry and in Chapter 7 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MOP).

2. Common Names of Poultry Carcasses

English	French
Chicken	Poulet
Mature chicken	Poulet adulte
Old rooster	Vieux coq
Capon	Chapon
Rock Cornish hen	Poule rock cornish
Young turkey	Jeune dindon
Mature turkey	Dindon adulte
Young duck	Jeune canard
Mature Duck	Canard adulte
Young goose	Jeune oie
Mature goose	Oie adulte

3. Common Names of Various Meat Cuts

Common names of various meat cuts can be found in the Meat Cuts Manual, on the CFIA website.