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Narrator: Before dawn, across farms everywhere, the birds begin to stir.
Narrator: Chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys are all known as poultry.
Narrator: Poultry means domestic birds kept for their eggs or meat, and also the meat itself.
Narrator: You might see poultry for sale beside the beef and lamb at a butcher’s.
Narrator: When talking about the birds, poultry usually takes a plural verb: the poultry are fed.
Narrator: Raw poultry must be handled carefully to avoid food poisoning.
Narrator: Never wash raw chicken, and always cook it thoroughly.
Narrator: The word comes from Old French, linked to the word for a young hen.
Narrator: From farmyard to kitchen, poultry feeds much of the world.
Speaker A: The butcher says the turkey will be ready on Friday.
Speaker B: Great. Did you ask about the chicken as well?
Speaker A: Yes, he has lots of poultry in this week.
Speaker B: Remember to keep it on the bottom shelf of the fridge.
Speaker A: Why the bottom shelf?
Speaker B: So raw poultry juices do not drip onto other food.
Speaker A: Makes sense. And I should not rinse it, right?
Speaker B: Exactly. Washing it just spreads germs around the sink.
Speaker A: You know a lot about poultry.
Speaker B: My gran kept chickens. She taught me everything.
Speaker B: We are building a food safety chatbot for poultry farmers.
Speaker A: Then accuracy matters more than style.
Speaker B: How do I stop it guessing?
Speaker A: Tell it to rely on official guidance and admit uncertainty.
Prompt: You are a food safety assistant for small poultry farms. Base answers on official UK food safety guidance.
Speaker B: Farmers often ask about bird flu too.
Speaker A: Then add a clear escalation rule.
Prompt: If a question involves signs of disease such as bird flu, tell the farmer to contact their vet or the national animal health authority immediately.
Speaker B: Should answers be long?
Speaker A: No. Farmers are busy.
Prompt: Answer in no more than four short sentences, using simple practical language.
Speaker B: Safe, clear and quick.
Speaker A: Exactly what a farmyard assistant should be.
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