Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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| 1. | In pullet growing operations,
integrated poultry companies supply which one of the following? a. | Feed | b. | Land | c. | Labor | d. | Buildings | | | | | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | |
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| 5. | Functions of the air sacs are
related to the ability of birds to what? a. | Fly | b. | Digest
Food | c. | Crow | d. | Walk | | | | | | | | |
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| 6. | How many sections does the
chickens oviduct have?
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| 7. | Which one of the following is
not a type of immunity? a. | Nutritional
immunity | c. | Inherited immunity | b. | Passive
immunity | d. | Acquired immunity | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | |
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| 9. | What is the study of moist air
and the changes in its conditions? a. | Geometry | b. | Psychrometry | c. | Psychology | d. | Physiology | | | | | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | |
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| 12. | What is the term for shedding
of old feathers? a. | Growing | b. | Molting | c. | Dying | d. | Welting | | | | | | | | |
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| 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 | | |
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| 14. | Which part of the endocrine
system secretes insulin, which regulates sugar metabolism? a. | Hypothalamus | b. | Thyroid | c. | Pancreas | d. | Adrenals | | | | | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | | | | | |
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| 19. | Which one of the following is
not a nutrition-related condition? a. | Rickets | c. | Staphylococcus | b. | Perosis | d. | Tibial dyschondraplasia | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | | | | | |
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| 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 | | |
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| 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 | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | | | | | |
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| 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. | | | | | | | | |
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| 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. | | | | | | | | |
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| 28. | Commercial broilers will yield
about 23% to 25% of their live weight as breast meat. If the broilers 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 | | | | |
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| 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 | | | | | | | | |
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| 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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