Editing Poultry (section)

==Poultry shows==
In many countries, national and regional poultry shows are held where enthusiasts exhibit their birds which are judged on certain [[phenotype|phenotypical]] [[breed]] traits as specified by their respective [[breed standard]]s. The idea of poultry exhibition may have originated after cockfighting was made illegal, as a way of maintaining a competitive element in poultry husbandry. Breed standards were drawn up for egg-laying, meat-type, and purely ornamental birds, aiming for uniformity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.poultryclub.org/poultry/history-of-poultry/ |title=History of poultry |publisher=Poultry Club of Great Britain |access-date=February 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228121601/http://www.poultryclub.org/poultry/history-of-poultry/ |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sometimes, poultry shows are part of general [[livestock show]]s, and sometimes they are separate events such as the annual "National Championship Show" in the United Kingdom organised by the [[Poultry Club of Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.poultryclub.org/showing/types-of-show/ |title=Types of Show |publisher=Poultry Club of Great Britain |access-date=February 23, 2014 |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226031644/http://www.poultryclub.org/showing/types-of-show/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> <!-- THIS SHOW HAS NO LIVE POULTRY COMPETITION In the United States, the largest show was the International Poultry Expo organized by the [[U.S. Poultry and Egg Association]]. In 2013, this was amalgamated with the International Feed Expo and the International Meat Expo to give the world's largest livestock trade fair, the International Production and Processing Expo. IPPE attracts exhibitors from around the world and includes an International Poultry Scientific Forum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ippexpo.com/ |title=International Production & Processing Expo |access-date=February 23, 2014}}</ref> -->