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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 1. | Packaging material upon which individual shell eggs are placed for wholesale transport is called an | a. | egg carton | b. | egg flat | c. | egg case | d. | egg tray | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2. | The enlarged pouch of the gullet or esophagus that serves as a preliminary receptacle for food storage in the bird is called | a. | gizzard | b. | large intestine | c. | crop | d. | food storage sac | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3. | The membrane next to the shell of an egg is called the | a. | outer thin albumen | c. | outer shell membrane | | b. | chalaza | d. | vitelline membrane | | | | | | |
| | 4. | A meat-type chicken 3 to 5 months old that is tender-meated with a pliable breastbone cartilage is called a | a. | roaster | c. | Cornish game hen | | b. | capon | d. | fryer | | | | | | |
| | 5. | A unique feature of the physiology of fowls (birds) is the | a. | high body temperature | c. | yellow toe nails | | b. | white blood cells | d. | liver | | | | | | |
| | 6. | The skeletal system (skeleton) of the bird is built | a. | to lay eggs | b. | to roost | c. | to carry feathers | d. | for flight | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 7. | Mr. Reedey grew 30,000 turkey toms to 22 weeks of age. They averaged 40 lbs. per bird live weight. When processed, the carcasses averaged about 30 lbs. in weight. What was the dressing percentage? | a. | 55% | b. | 65% | c. | 75% | d. | 85% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 8. | Mr. Reedey fed his 30,000 turykey toms 3,000,000 pounds of turkey feed. Twenty (20%) of this feed passed out as feces. How many pounds of feed was digested (used by the body)? | a. | 600,000 | b. | 1,500,000 | c. | 2,000,000 | d. | 2,400,000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 9. | Mr. Reedey’s 30,000 turkeys produced 600,000 pounds of feces containing 3% nitrogen. How many pounds of nitrogen was produced by this turkey flock? | a. | 2,800 | b. | 3,000 | c. | 8,200 | d. | 18,000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 10. | Mechanical ventilation of a poultry house or barn allows for | a. | greater gas production | c. | glossy feathers | | b. | an increase in number of birds housed | d. | reduced feed consumption | | | | | | |
| | 11. | To remove high humidity from the inside of a poultry house, the outside air brought into the building must be | a. | decreased | c. | cooled | | b. | warmed | d. | none of these answers are correct | | | | | | |
| | 12. | Whiteside Poultry Products Co. processed 1,500,000 broilers last week. 300,000 were sold as whole carcasses. What percent was sold as a cut up and further processed poultry? | a. | 80% | b. | 60% | c. | 40% | d. | 20% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 13. | One way to lower the risk of disease on a poultry farm is to | a. | vaccinate for infectious diseases | c. | vaccinate all wild birds | | b. | destroy all wild birds | d. | feed antibiotics | | | | | | |
| | 14. | How many cecal pouches (ceca) does a chicken have? | a. | one | b. | two | c. | three | d. | four | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 15. | If a 20 pound turkey produces a 14 pound carcass, a 30 pound turkey should produce a ___ pound carcass. |
| | 16. | The gall bladder that produces bile that is emptied into the small intestine is a part of the | a. | pancreas | b. | gizzard | c. | spleen | d. | liver | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 17. | The first section of the small intestine of the bird is called the | a. | ventriculus | b. | crop | c. | ileum | d. | duodenum | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 18. | The magnum of the oviduct of the laying hen secretes | a. | thick albumen | b. | the shell | c. | hormones | d. | red blood cells | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 19. | The egg of a bird is large because it contains enough food material to | a. | feed baby birds | c. | produce cholesterol | | b. | nourish the developing embryo | d. | fill the shell | | | | | | |
| | 20. | The part of the digestive system that stores the food immediately after consumption is called the | a. | esophagus | b. | crop | c. | gizzard | d. | intestine | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 21. | On the average, how long does it take the laying chicken hen to bleach the yellow pigment from the bottom of her feet? | a. | 5 to 8 | b. | 8 to 12 | c. | 16 to 20 | d. | 20 to 30 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 22. | A broiler carcass with a broken protruding wing bone and should be graded a U.S. Grade | a. | A | b. | B | c. | C | d. | NO GRADE | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 23. | The humerus (first portion) of the wing with the bone and meat intact is called the | a. | wing tip | b. | wing mid-joint | c. | drumette | d. | drumstick | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 24. | A meat void exceeding a one inch area in a poultry meat patty is considered to be a_________ quality factor. | a. | minor | b. | major | c. | critical | d. | insignificant | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 25. | Two hens lay 285 eggs each all at the same size. One hen weighs 4 lbs. and eats 88 lbs. of feed. The second hen weighing 5 lbs. will eat how much feed? | a. | 78 lbs. | b. | 94 lbs. | c. | 100 lbs. | d. | 110 lbs. | | | | | | | | | | |