Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
scorecard for Broiler selection has _____% importance for fleshing?
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Which
of the following diseases is a disease of chickens and turkeys caused by a
protozoan? a. | Fowl
Pox | b. | Aspergillosis | c. | Avian
Influenza | d. | Coccidiosis | | | | | | | | |
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Poultry manure makes good fertilizer because it contains considerable Potash,
Phosphate and organinc matter. It also is high in ________? a. | Chlorine | b. | Peat | c. | Nitrogen | d. | Zinc | | | | | | | | |
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A
shallow concrete or concrete block tank placed between a poultry layer house and a lagoon to collect
poultry waste solids and skim floating material from fluch water is known as? a. | Dry-stack
storage | b. | a manure
dump | c. | a settling
tank | d. | a manure
pit | | | | | | | | |
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The
easiest and most cost-effective method of processing broiler litter to ensure microbial safety is by
deep stacking litter. An internal temperature of ______°F must be reached to ensure
microbial safety of the litter by destroying all potentially organisms.
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All
parts of the chick ar in place by what day of incubation?
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Chickens are more susceptible to what color of the light spectrum? a. | Yellow | b. | Blue | c. | White | d. | Red | | | | | | | | |
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During incubation, what membrane forms around the embryo and lies next to the
shell? a. | Chorion | b. | Amnion | c. | Allantois | d. | Chorioallantoic | | | | | | | | |
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Which
of the following is not a viral disease? a. | Fowl pox | b. | Infectious Bronchitis | c. | Aspergillosis | d. | Marek’s | | | | | | | | |
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At
what day is beak trimming most successful? a. | 1-3 days | b. | 3-5 days | c. | 5-7 days | d. | 7-10 days | | | | | | | | |
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What
is the proper Carbon to Nitrogen ratio needed for successful aerobic composting?
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In
the muscular system of the fowl, the _______draws the humerus inward? a. | Teres
Major | b. | Longissimuss | c. | Illiotibialis | d. | Latissiumus | | | | | | | | |
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A 2-6
lb. ready to cook carcass with one disjointed bone and one nonprotruding broken bone, should be
graded a U.S.D.A. Grade?
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The
cavity in which the lungs and heart lie is called the ______cavity? a. | Abdominal | b. | Sinus | c. | Lung | d. | Thoracic | | | | | | | | |
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The
body temperature of poultry ranges between ___and ____ºF. a. | 96 and
98 | b. | 99 and
101 | c. | 102 and
104 | d. | 105 and
107 | | | | | | | | |
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Poultry have a strong respiration rate with _____exchanges per minute while at
rest?
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The
enlarged section of the digestive system between the glandular stomach and the small intestine in
birds is called the______? a. | Duodenum | b. | Proventriculus | c. | Crop | d. | Gizzard | | | | | | | | |
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Separation of the inner and outer shell membrane is responsible for the formation of
____? a. | Chalaza | b. | Air
Cell | c. | Cuticle | d. | Germinal
Disc | | | | | | | | |
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The
_________ is a small white disc attached to the vitelline membrane on the yolk that contains the
genetic material from the hen? a. | Blastoderm | b. | Embryo | c. | Blastodisc | d. | Chorion | | | | | | | | |
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A
system for circulating or providing fresh air in a poultry house is called? a. | Purification | b. | Ventilation | c. | Vaccination | d. | Air
compression | | | | | | | | |
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When
a pullet begins producing eggs, the pigment in her body begins to fade. How long does it take
to bleach out the eye ring? a. | 0-2 weeks | b. | 2-2.5 weeks | c. | 3-4 weeks | d. | 5-8 weeks | | | | | | | | |
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The
large muscle on the outside of the thigh is the? a. | gastrocnemious | b. | semitendinosus | c. | iliotibialis | d. | teres major | | | | | | | | |
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______and _____ re the densest forms of energy? a. | Carbohydrates
and Protein | b. | Fats and
Oils | c. | Vitamins and
Minerals | d. | Electrolyes and
Trace Minerals | | | | | | | | |
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What
is the expected daily manure output per 100 laying hens? a. | 108-132
lbs | b. | 10-20
lbs | c. | 20-34
lbs | d. | 35-39
lbs | | | | | | | | |
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Infectious Bronchitis has three major gross symptoms: Respiratory distress, poor shell
quality, and ____________? a. | Inflamed intestines | b. | Lesions on skin and mouth | c. | Drop in egg production | d. | Swollen hocks and footpads | | | | | | | | |
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What
is the hen-day production level of this flock on a per day basis? a. | 12.6% | b. | 82.9% | c. | 86.2% | d. | 87.4% | | | | | | | | |
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What
is the hatchability rate of settable eggs set for this flock of broilers? a. | 7.6% | b. | 92.4% | c. | 96.2% | d. | 98.6% | | | | | | | | |
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What
is the livability rate for this flock of broilers? a. | 9.6% | b. | 89.2% | c. | 90.4% | d. | 94.1% | | | | | | | | |
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What
was the feed conversion for this flock of broilers?
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What
was the dressing percentage (carcass yield) for this flock of broilers? a. | 23.07% | b. | 73.57% | c. | 74.91% | d. | 75.35% | | | | | | | | |
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Math
#15 Use the following information to answer questions
26-30.
Gallus Farms Poultry
Company has a broiler breeder flock of 16,122 hens that produced 98,630 total eggs over the course of
a week long period. However, only 97,294 were settable due to checks and other defects to the other
eggs. The company placed all of the settable eggs in an incubator and a total of 93,606 chicks
hatched. Following hatch, a total of 3,688 eggs were found to be infertile. On day 42 of age a total
of 88,014 broilers with an average live weight of 5.6 lbs. were transported to the processing plant.
During the grow-out period the broilers consumed 812,376 lbs. of feed. Following processing, the
average carcass weight of this flock was 4.12 lbs.
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