This is one of those times when it's a good thing to have more than one
authority to choose from - 

Library of congress subject headings will help you :

SOURCE OF HEADINGS: Library of Congress Online Catalog
INFORMATION FOR: Poultry

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Narrower Term:  Broilers (Poultry)
Narrower Term:  Chickens
See Also:  Cookery (Poultry)
Narrower Term:  Ducks
See Also:  Eggs Production
Narrower Term:  Geese
Narrower Term:  Guineafowl
Narrower Term:  Turkeys


Or for that matter - you could do taxonomic authorities:

    *  Order Gaviiformes - The loons.
    * Order Pelecaniformes - The pelicans, cormorants and others.
    * Order Anseriformes - The geese, swans and ducks.
    * Order Falconiformes - The hawks, eagles, vultures, falcons,
condors and buzzards.
    * Order Galliformes - The grouse, pheasants, turkeys, ptarmigans and
domestic fowl.
    * Order Columbiformes - The pigeons and doves.   
    * Order Psittaciformes - The parrots and parakeets.
    * Order Strigiformes - The owls.
    * Order Passeriformes - The perching song birds. 

cathryn

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But then I would have to determine if it was crispy or original
recipe...

It is a 17th century Dutch painting, depicting various poultry.
Or, all the works we have which depict a horse.

Julie

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Perhaps Kentucky fried? 

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There is no animal section of the AAT - are you looking to describe a
depiction of a chicken, or have you accessioned parts of a chicken?

Chad M Petrovay
Collections Database Administrator
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Has anyone had any luck with the AAT and animals?  When searching for
Horse, all I found for the single term 'horse' was a piece of equipment:
framework functioning as a temporary support.
When searching for chicken, all I found were chicken related pieces,
such as a chicken coup.  But nothing that refers to poultry, foul, bird
or hen.
Am I missing the 'animal' section somewhere?
Or, I am trying to get something out of the AAT that does not exist.

Thank you,
Julie Thies
Manager of Collections Information
The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY