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2000 State Poultry Test



MultipleChoice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers thequestion.
 

 1. 

Which bird is considered a gamebird?
a.
Chukar Partridge
c.
Modern Game
b.
MallardDuck
d.
Toulouse Goose
 

 2. 

A group of breeds that hascommon characteristics is called a
a.
breed
b.
class
c.
strain
d.
variety
 

 3. 

Which of the followingstatements are true?
a.
Double A interior quality eggs make thebest hard boiled eggs.
b.
No hormones are fed topoultry.
c.
Eggs with green shells have the leastcholesterol.
d.
Fertile eggs are more nutritious than infertileeggs.
 

 4. 

Chickens in the ___________class have white ear lobes.
a.
Asiatic
b.
FeatherLeg
c.
Mediterranean
d.
Old English
 

 5. 

An average number of eggs laidby egg-type hens is ______________ in a year.
a.
50
b.
150
c.
250
d.
350
 

 6. 

Egg type hens need about___________ hours of light per day for maximum rate of production.
a.
8
b.
12
c.
16
d.
20
 

 7. 

The commercial poultry that arevaccinated the most are____________.
a.
broilers
b.
ducks
c.
egg-typepullets
d.
turkeys
 

 8. 

The correct age to change froma grower diet to a layer diet is at _____ weeks of age.
a.
6
b.
12
c.
18
d.
24
 

 9. 

What is the main purpose ofbeak trimming?
a.
To decrease feed wastage.
b.
To make it easier for birds to use nipple waterers.
c.
To decrease the possibility that chickens will peck theirhandlers.
d.
To make it more difficult for birds to hurt others in theflock.
 

 10. 

Feed ingredients that supplymostly_________ make up the biggest proportion of poultry feed.
a.
energy
b.
minerals
c.
protein
d.
vitamins
 

 11. 

A general rule of thumb forpoultry is that temperature can be lowered__________ degrees per week under thebrooder.
a.
1
b.
3
c.
5
d.
7
 

 12. 

If a turkey tom is marketed at17 weeks of age, it will usually weigh about _________ pounds.
a.
17
b.
21
c.
27
d.
31
 

 13. 

Which one of the following agesis not a time when a turkey is usually moved to a different location?
a.
1 day
b.
6 weeks
c.
12 weeks
d.
17 weeks
 

 14. 

Which of the following does achicken do when the air temperature is the coolest?
a.
Pant.
c.
Fluff its feathers.
b.
Dilate its blood vessels.
d.
Flatten its feathers.
 

 15. 

Broilers usually reach marketweight at ____________ days of age.
a.
38
b.
44
c.
50
d.
56
 

 16. 

Four steps to thoroughly cleana house for the next batch of chicks are given below:
1)Open the house to fresh air for threedays.
2)Disinfect the house.
3)Remove the old litter.
4)Wash the house withwater.
a.
1,2,3,4
b.
4,3,2,1
c.
2,3,1,4
d.
3,4,2,1
 

 17. 

Negative pressure is a termthat usually relates to the delivery of_____________ to the poultry house.
a.
air
b.
water
c.
feed
d.
litter
 

 18. 

Which chickens are hungry mostof the day?
a.
broilers
c.
egg-type hens
b.
broiler breeder pullets
d.
egg-type pullets
 

 19. 

Broiler breeder makes should beat least 1/3  larger than females at 24 weeks for best results. How is this usuallyaccomplished?
a.
Males are housed separate from females the first few weeks and fed togain extra weight.
b.
Males naturally grow faster than femaleswithout doing anything special for them.
c.
Males are separated and fed a higherprotein feed from 20 to 24 weeks.
d.
Two different feeders are used -- one forthe males and a different one for the females.
 

 20. 

What is the main benefit fromcontrolling body weight of broiler breeders?
a.
The hens livelonger.
b.
There is less wear and tear on equipment in the poultryhouse.
c.
Each hen produces more eggs.
d.
Males do not have to be replaced as often.
 

 21. 

The primary focus of good eggmanagement at the breeder farm is ____________.
a.
getting eggs to the incubatorquickly.
b.
Preventing eggs from cooling to storage temperature tooquickly.
c.
Minimizing the labor needed for collection.
d.
Keeping eggs clean.
 

 22. 

Which of the following numbersshould be about 50 during incubation?
a.
Air supply in cfm/1000eggs
b.
Relative humidity
c.
Temperature in degrees Centigrade
d.
The percentage of carbon dioxide in the air.
 

 23. 

Which of these conditions wouldcause chicks to hatch early?
a.
Lowtemperature
c.
Large eggs
b.
High temperature
d.
Excessive egg storage time
 

 24. 

If you like the part of thepoultry industry that is directly involved with growing live poultry, you would be part of the____________ aspect of the industry.
a.
Agribusiness
b.
Genetics
c.
Processing
d.
Production
 

 25. 

A layer house originally had100,000 birds, but 3% have now died. If they lay 83,574 eggs in a day, what is the rate of eggproduction on a hen-housed basis?
a.
75.2%
b.
83.6%
c.
86.2%
d.
97.0%
 

 26. 

Turkeys need 1.5 square feet offloor space at 35 days of age. To house 6000 turkeys, how many feet long should a turkey barn be ifit is 40 feet wide?
a.
150
b.
171
c.
225
d.
257
 

 27. 

A section of automatic feedertrough is 8 feet long. How many sections are needed to feed 10,000 broiler if each broiler needs 3inches of trough length?
a.
156
b.
313
c.
1250
d.
2500
 

 28. 

If hatchability of all eggs is85%, how many dozen eggs must be incubated to provide 100,000 egg-type pullets?
a.
8333
b.
9804
c.
16,666
d.
19,608
 

 29. 

Broilers are grown to 4.5pounds and have a feed:gain ratio of 1.95. If the feed is 60% corn, how many tons of corn are neededto feed 100,000 broilers?
a.
225
b.
263
c.
439
d.
501
 

 30. 

A layer house has 100,000 hensthat eat 20 pounds of feed per 100 hens each day. A feed delivery truck holds 20 tons of feed anddelivers the whole load to one house. How often must the truck deliver feed?
a.
Every day
c.
Every fourth day
b.
Every secondday
d.
Once a week
 



 
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