Define the underlined terms in the following case study. Called upon to conduct a site assessment of an emu and rhea operation, a traveling veterinarian noted a number of broilers in the brood. Particularly in specimens of the latter, the veterinarian documented evidence of debeaking
1. emu-large, fast, flightless bird native to Australia that has been imported to zoos and used in animal agriculture; males are slightly smaller than females and have gray, black, and brown feathers
2. rhea-large, flightless bird native to South America that may be pale gray to brown and lack tail feathers
3. broilers-chickens approximately 8 weeks old weighing 1.5 kg or more
4. brood-young that are hatched or cared for at the same time
5. debeaking-removal of about one-half of the upper beak and a small portion of the lower beak in poultry to prevent feather picking, cannibalism, and fighting
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