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2005 Marysville Invitational Poultry Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

In pullet growing operations, integrated poultry companies supply which one of the following?
a.
Feed
b.
Land
c.
Labor
d.
Buildings
 

 2. 

Which poultry career helps discover the most economical source of ingredients and assist in combining these ingredients into skillfully balanced feed formulas?
a.
Geneticists
b.
Nutritionists
c.
Food Scientists
d.
Engineers
 

 3. 

Which one of the following is not an employee incentive in the poultry careers?
a.
Retirement
c.
Bonus plans
b.
Unpaid vacations
d.
Holidays
 

 4. 

The function of the integumentary system is which one of the following?
a.
Protection
c.
Regulation of body temperature
b.
Flight
d.
All of these correct
 

 5. 

Functions of the air sacs are related to the ability of birds to what?
a.
Fly
b.
Digest Food
c.
Crow
d.
Walk
 

 6. 

How many sections does the chicken’s oviduct have?
a.
2
b.
5
c.
1
d.
4
 

 7. 

Which one of the following is not a type of immunity?
a.
Nutritional immunity
c.
Inherited immunity
b.
Passive immunity
d.
Acquired immunity
 

 8. 

Which one of the following is used for disposal of dead birds?
a.
Composting
c.
Rendering Plant
b.
Incinerator
d.
All of these are correct
 

 9. 

What is the study of moist air and the changes in its conditions?
a.
Geometry
b.
Psychrometry
c.
Psychology
d.
Physiology
 

 10. 

A typical, vertically integrated, poultry processor owns which of the following?
a.
Feed mill
c.
Breeder flocks
b.
Hatchery
d.
All of these are correct
 

 11. 

What phase of the poultry industry produces infertile eggs(table eggs) for human consumption?
a.
Commercial Egg Laying Operations
c.
Hatching Egg Producers
b.
Market Turkey Operations
d.
Market Broiler Producers
 

 12. 

What is the term for shedding of old feathers?
a.
Growing
b.
Molting
c.
Dying
d.
Welting
 

 13. 

Which of the following is not a function of the air sacs?
a.
Aid in efficient circulation of air through the lungs
b.
Help regulate body temperature
c.
Increase specific gravity of flying birds
d.
Provide a reserve supply of air for flying birds
 

 14. 

Which part of the endocrine system secretes insulin, which regulates sugar metabolism?
a.
Hypothalamus
b.
Thyroid
c.
Pancreas
d.
Adrenals
 

 15. 

Birds exposed to extremes of which of the following factors are much more susceptible to infection compared to birds that are kept under good conditions?
a.
Temperature
c.
Moisture
b.
Poor ventilation
d.
All of these are correct
 

 16. 

In moisture regulation, if the air exchange removes too much moisture, the building becomes which of the following?
a.
Wet
b.
Dry
c.
Dusty
d.
Dry & Dusty
 

 17. 

Which of the following is not a good management practice that will increase the percentage of litter usable in cattle feed?
a.
Exclusion of foreign material
c.
Ash content
b.
Improper storage
d.
Methods of clean-out and handling
 

 18. 

A hen turkey marketed at 16 weeks of age weighs approximately how many pounds?
a.
15 lbs
b.
25 lbs
c.
20 lbs
d.
32 lbs
 

 19. 

Which one of the following is not a nutrition-related condition?
a.
Rickets
c.
Staphylococcus
b.
Perosis
d.
Tibial dyschondraplasia
 

 20. 

Which one of the following do geneticists use for bird selection?
a.
Advance blood typing methods
c.
Analysis of records
b.
Computerized compilation
d.
All of these are correct
 

 21. 

Which of the following is a function of the skeletal system in poultry?
a.
Locomotion
c.
Assistance in respiration
b.
Formation of red blood cells
d.
All of these are correct
 

 22. 

Engulfing of the yolk and site of fertilization are functions of which section of the female reproductive tract?
a.
Infundibulum
b.
Magnum
c.
Vagina
d.
Uterus
 

 23. 

Protecting birds from infectious agents can be improved by which of the following items?
a.
Purchasing young stock for replacements to increase the hazards of contact carriers
b.
Sanitizing people and equipment before entering buildings or the grounds
c.
Increase the potential for entry of carriers (rats and birds)
d.
Leave dead birds and wastes lay around
 

 24. 

The industry trend to specialization and integrated units has increased the demand for trained managers what are able to do which of the following?
a.
Solve production problems
c.
Supervise business operations
b.
Direct employees
d.
All of these are correct
 

 25. 

A broiler reaches the 3.5 to 4.5lb. live-market weight at how many weeks of age?
a.
1-2 wks
b.
4-5 wks
c.
6-7 wks
d.
10-11 wks
 

 26. 

Breast meat accounts for about 34% of the carcass without giblets. If the carcass weighs 4.75 pounds, how much does the breast meat weigh?
a.
1.615 lbs.
b.
2.302 lbs.
c.
1.237 lbs.
d.
3.624 lbs.
 

 27. 

One pound of air at normal building temperature occupies nearly 13.5 cubic feet of space. If a building is 104 cubic feet, how many pounds of air occupies this building?
a.
5.34 lbs.
b.
10.26 lbs.
c.
13.5 lbs
d.
7.70 lbs.
 

 28. 

Commercial broilers will yield about 23% to 25% of their live weight as breast meat. If the broiler’s live weight is 7.3 lbs., how much will the breast meat weigh?
a.
2.059 to 2.231 lbs
c.
4.630 to 4.824 lbs
b.
1.679 to 1.825 lbs
d.
1.231 to 1.498 lbs
 

 29. 

Typically with composting, a pound of water is added for every two pounds of carcass. If 26 pounds of water was added, how many pounds of carcass were there?
a.
26 lbs
b.
52 lbs
c.
44 lbs
d.
61 lbs
 

 30. 

Dressed carcasses without neck or giblets will yield 63% to 65% of live weight. If the live weight of a broiler is 8.4 lbs, how much will the dressed carcass weigh?
a.
4.31 to 4.52 lbs
c.
5.29 to 5.46 lbs
b.
6.10 to 6.34 lbs
d.
3.82 to 4.13 lbs
 



 
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