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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. |
| | 1. | Egg production will fall if the laying house temperature is too cold. |
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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 2. | Crossed beak is a deformity in which gender of broiler breeders? | a. | Males only | c. | Both males and females | | b. | Females only | d. | Neither males or females | | | | | | |
| | 3. | What is the yellow pigment in the skin, shanks, and feet of Leghorn hens? | a. | Chlorophyll | b. | Xanthophyll | c. | Melatonin | d. | Chloroplast | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4. | Although fading of pigment is a reasonably good indicator of egg production, it is not entirely accurate. Which is NOT a factor that affects the rate of fading? | a. | Body size | c. | Feed composition | | b. | Health of bird | d. | Color of nest box used | | | | | | |
| | 5. | What term is defined as the soft, fleshy, pendulous lower part of the external ear? | a. | Wattle | b. | Ear muff | c. | Ear lobe | d. | Ear tuft | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 6. | What is the name of the short wing feather that separates primaries from secondaries? | a. | Drake feather | c. | Caruncle | | b. | Axial feather | d. | Flight feather | | | | | | |
| | 7. | When grading Ready-to-cook carcass, which factor is dependent on the size f the carcass? | a. | Exposed flesh | c. | Disjointed bones | | b. | Broken bones | d. | Missing parts | | | | | | |
| | 8. | A candled egg with two meat spots totally approximately 1/16th inch in diameter would be what grade? |
| | 9. | An egg with slight , scattered stains covering approximately 1/32 of the shell would be what grade? |
| | 10. | What muscle is referred to as the tenderloin? | a. | Pectoralis minor | c. | Tendons | e. | Hypocledium | | b. | Pectoralis major | d. | Flank muscle | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 11. | How do you calculate PERCENT FERTILITY of hatching eggs? | a. | By dividing the number of eggs that hatch as live chicks by the number of fertile eggs set | | b. | By dividing the number of eggs that hatch as live chicks by the total number of eggs set | | c. | By dividing the number of fertile eggs that hatch as live chicks by the number of eggs set | | d. | By dividing the number of fertile eggs set by the number of total eggs produced | | | | |
| | 12. | How can hatching eggs be sanitized at the breeder farm? | a. | Fumigating with formaldehyde | | b. | Dipping with chlorine | | c. | Spraying with chlorine | | d. | All of these are correct | | e. | None of these are correct - eggs should never sanitized at the breeder farm | | | | |
| | 13. | What does egg ‘sweating’ mean? | a. | Condensation forming on egg shell | | b. | Eggs losing water because of excess heat | | c. | Egg shell melting | | d. | Thawing of a frozen egg | | | | |
| | 14. | Storage of hatching eggs increases incubation time. On average, for each day’s storage beyond five days, one day’s storage adds hour(s) to incubation time. |
| | 15. | What is the incubation time for turkey eggs? |
| | 16. | What change in day length stimulates sexual maturity? | a. | Increase | | b. | Decrease | | c. | Neither increase or decrease - sexual maturity is not affected by change in day length | | d. | Both increase and decrease - any change in day length stimulates sexual maturity | | | | |
| | 17. | What does MG stand for when discussing the health status of chicks? | a. | Mycoplasma Group free | | b. | Mycoplasma Gallisepticum | | c. | Multi-graded | | d. | Multi Gallisepticum free | | | | |
| | 18. | At what level of AMMONIA will detrimental effects on poultry begin? | a. | 5-10 ppm | b. | 20-25 ppm | c. | 3-35 ppm | d. | 35-40 ppm | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 19. | How many TURKEY TOMS are placed in a typical 25,000 square feet barn? | a. | 1,000 | b. | 7,000 | c. | 15,000 | d. | 20,000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 20. | Specific gravity is related to what egg characteristic? | a. | Shell thickness | c. | Egg weight | | b. | Egg size | d. | Level of bacteria contamination | | | | | | |
| | 21. | Which type of light is the most efficient? | a. | Incandescent | c. | Mercury Vapor | | b. | Fluorescent | d. | All these are of equal efficiency | | | | | | |
| | 22. | Which term is defined as “Groups of poultry that have the same general shape”? | a. | breed | c. | class | | b. | variety | d. | none of these are correct | | | | | | |
| | 23. | What does NPIP stand for? | a. | National Production Institute for Poultry | | b. | Natural Production Institute for Poultry | | c. | National Poultry Improvement Plan | | d. | Natural Poultry Improvement Plan | | | | |
| | 24. | Which class of large fowl breeds has yellow skin,red ear lobes and lay brown eggs? | a. | American | c. | Asiatic | e. | Continental | | b. | English | d. | Mediterranean | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 25. | What is the problem with the heating of the chicks in the figure below?
| a. | too drafty | c. | too hot | | b. | too cold | d. | nothing is wrong - it is just right | | | | | | |