Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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In broiler breeders, which trait is the most important?
a. | legs, thighs | c. | body conformation | b. | breast meat quality | d. | color of feet and
shanks |
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Amount of muscling in the breast are of broiler breeders is referred to
as:
a. | muscle build up | c. | breast meat quality | b. | body conformation | d. | pectoral
expansion |
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3.
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Consumers in other countries prefer dark meat white we in the USA prefer what
type of mean?
a. | whole leg | c. | gamebird meat | e. | giblets | b. | thigh meat only
| d. | breast
meat |
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Once a hen has reached peak production in 20-30 weeks and laid about 180 eggs
what is the final part to bleach or turn white in the hens body?
a. | front of shanks | c. | bottom of foot | b. | back of shanks | d. | hock and top of
toes |
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5.
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Upon completion of egg laying pigment returns to the hens body how much quicker
than it took to fade?
a. | same | d. | varies depending on season | b. | twice as fast | e. | unknown | c. | three times as
fast |
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6.
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When evaluating egg-type hens what trait (quality) should you emphasis the
most?
a. | pigmentation | d. | vigor and vitality | b. | handling qualities | e. | head and head parts | c. | plumage |
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If a hen drops 3 - 4 feathers at one time when molting she is considered to be a
_____?
a. | slow molter | c. | capon | b. | fast molter | d. | roaster |
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8.
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The chalaziferous and chalaza are located in what shell egg part
a. | white | b. | shell | c. | yolk | d. | membrane |
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9.
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When candling eggs you turn them an arc of _____ degrees, holding the egg at a
45 degree angle to examine.
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10.
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Grade to assign with eggs 1/8 to 3/16 inch air cell.
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11.
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When fresh eggs are laid, it has no air cell and is about what
temperature?
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12.
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Eggs with blood caused by germ development are grades
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13.
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Eggs graded with stuck yolk, green whites, or mixed rot are what USDA
grade?
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14.
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Eggs in a carton that are broken but no leakage occurs are classified as what
defect in the egg carton class?
a. | minor | b. | major | c. | critical | d. | loss | e. | unknown |
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15.
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Carton eggs that have mixed colors are what defect?
a. | critical | b. | major | c. | minor | d. | not bad at
all |
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16.
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Eggs in a carton with defined ridges are what defect?
a. | major | b. | bad | c. | critical | d. | minor | e. | cull |
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17.
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Prominent stains include localized stain covering more than __ of the
shell?
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18.
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USDA defines skin as ____ of the combined skin and meat weight in a
patty?
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19.
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A fully cooked patty has been cooked to internal meat temperature of what
degrees Fahrenheit?
a. | 200 | b. | 180 | c. | 160 | d. | 140 | e. | 120 |
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20.
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USDA limits the coating of flour-based and/or breading of the finished patty to
what percent of the weight?
a. | 48% | b. | 36% | c. | 30% | d. | 18% | e. | 10% |
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21.
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Defect of patty with over 1/2” reddish to pink area is
a. | critical | b. | major | c. | minor | d. | no
defect |
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22.
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Non-food items in patties are what type of defect?
a. | critical | b. | major | c. | minor | d. | no
defect |
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23.
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Different shape or size patties are what defect?
a. | critical | b. | major | c. | minor | d. | no
defect |
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24.
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14 pound turkeys with 2-1/2” exposed flesh on back is
a. | A grade | b. | B grade | c. | C grade | d. | No
grade |
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25.
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A 4 pound RTC broiler with 2 broken bones and 2nd wing joint missing is what
USDA grade?
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26.
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A 15 pound turkey RTC grade with two disjointed bones is
a. | A grade | b. | B grade | c. | C grade | d. | No
grade |
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27.
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While looking over a 5 pound RTC broiler you find that a large cut was taken out
of the back wider than the width of the tail. What grade would you put down?
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28.
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What is the poultry part where you have a boneless skinless portion of the white
meat that is the pectoralis minor underlying the pectoralis major?
a. | fillet | b. | butterfly | c. | tenderloin | d. | thigh |
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29.
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Egg type hens lay 285-310 eggs when housed during what time period?
a. | 10-12 months | b. | 12-14 months | c. | 14-16
months |
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30.
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Good pullet producers achieve 94-98% livability during a growing period from one
day to ___weeks for replacement birds in a flock
a. | 10 weeks | b. | 15 weeks | c. | 20 weeks | d. | 25
weeks |
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31.
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Broiler breeders are a cross of White Rock females and _____ male birds.
a. | leghorn | b. | cornish | c. | pekin | d. | broad
breasted |
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32.
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What percent of broiler production is contracted by large companies such as
Tyson, Hudson, Pilgrim’s Pride?
a. | 100% | b. | 99% | c. | 94% | d. | 90% | e. | 50% |
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33.
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What percent of the turkey production business is contracted to large integrated
companies like ConAgra?
a. | 100% | b. | 95% | c. | 90% | d. | 80% | e. | 70% |
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34.
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Scientific name for turkeys is
a. | Pavo cristatus | c. | Phasianus colchicus | b. | Columba livai | d. | Meleagris
gallapava |
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Scientific name for a chicken is
a. | Gallus domesticus | c. | Anser anser | e. | Getum chicken | b. | Anas
platyrynochos | d. | Lava
cristasus |
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Scientific name for a pheasant is
a. | Columba livai | c. | Pea Fowl | e. | Galliformes | b. | Gallus
domesticus | d. | Phasianus
colchicus |
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37.
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Various species of poultry belong too the animal kingdom and to the fall of
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a. | bovine | b. | aves | c. | equine | d. | capo |
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38.
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Birds that are biped, feathered, warm blooded vertebrates with four chambered
hearts are called
a. | Galliformes | c. | Entomilics | b. | Anseriformes | d. | Galliformes and
Anseriformes |
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39.
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Unique feature of fowl is high body temperature of 105-107 degrees F,
respiration rate of 14-22 beats per minute at rest and high pulse rate of ____ beats while at
rest.
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40.
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Removal of a chickens wattles is dewattling white removal of the comb is called
what
a. | castration | b. | fertilization | c. | preening | d. | dubbing |
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Which birds system is built for support of muscle, protection, formation of red
blood cells, assistance in respiration, and assistance in flight?
a. | muscle | b. | skeletal | c. | respiratory | d. | digestive |
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42.
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The voice box of birds is located in the _____
a. | trachea | b. | lungs | c. | air sacs | d. | larynx |
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43.
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Section of reproductive tract the most time is spent while forming an egg in the
female (20-21 hours).
a. | Vagina | b. | Uterus | c. | Istmus | d. | Magnum |
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44.
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Female sex hormone is in what part of the endocrine system?
a. | testes | b. | pancreas | c. | ovary | d. | adrenals |
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45.
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What endocrine system part will you fine the male hormone located in a modern
chicken?
a. | ovary | b. | adrenals | c. | pancreas | d. | testes |
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46.
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Immunity passed from the hen to the chick by way of egg is called what?
a. | inherited | b. | acquired | c. | passive | d. | laid |
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47.
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Immunity resulting from vaccination is called:
a. | passive | b. | inherited | c. | acquired | d. | shot
giving |
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48.
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Bacterial disease with vent pasting is which of the following:
a. | fowl pox | b. | Marek’s | c. | Newcastle | d. | Pullorum |
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49.
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Respiratory disease that symptom is twisted neck and respiratory stress is what
disease:
a. | cholera | b. | leukosis | c. | newcastle | d. | bumblefoot |
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50.
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Viral disease that gives birds paralysis of wings and legs, blindness, and
paleness is called:
a. | coccidiosis | b. | blackhead | c. | newcastle | d. | Marek’s |
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Protozoan disease with huddling, diarrhea, droopy pale symptoms is
a. | coccidiosis | b. | botulism | c. | bumblefoot |
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52.
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Newcastle and infectious bronchitis can be controlled if you vaccinate three
times including five weeks, 30 days before egg production and at ______ days of age.
a. | 1-7 | b. | 7-10 | c. | 14-28 | d. | 35-42 |
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53.
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Leg disorders in turkeys are estimated to be as high as what percent
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54.
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Leg disorder in broilers are caused by many nutrition related problems such as
switching from a starter ration to a grower ration too soon or diluting the starter ration with
cereal grains. What percent range are leg and foot problems for broilers?
a. | 20-33% | b. | 10-20% | c. | 5-10% | d. | .5-1% |
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Mineralization of the bone resulting from the deficiency of calcium, phosphorus,
r vitamin D causes _____.
a. | perosis | b. | rickets | c. | scours | d. | bumblefoot |
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Deficiencies of the trace minerals manganese and zinc and the vitamins choline,
niacin, folic acid, biotin, and pyridoxine produce what type of condition in birds?
a. | perosis | c. | water deprivation | b. | rickets | d. | botulism |
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Which type of bedding material would not be good for birds when used as a
base?
a. | peanut hull | b. | hardwood shavings | c. | softwood
shavings | d. | both peanut hulls and hardwood shavings |
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Up to what percent of ammonia nitrogen may be lost from broiler litter stored in
a roofed structure after two months
a. | very little | b. | 10% | c. | 20% | d. | 50% |
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Conversion of manure into combustible gases is called
a. | gas making | b. | biology transfer | c. | biogas | d. | biotene |
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Of the three major nutrient sources which is poultry waste lowest?
a. | nitrogen | b. | phosphate | c. | potash |
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61.
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A heavy type layer weighing seven pounds and eating 90 pounds of feed n 52 weeks
will produce how many pounds of manure/year?
a. | 90 pounds | b. | 52 pounds | c. | 24 pounds | d. | 18
pounds |
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Under optimum conditions of 28% crude protein and ash less than 15% poultry
litter can be used as cattle feed for beef valued at $90 per ton. As fertilizer it is worth...
a. | more | b. | less | c. | the same | d. | nothing |
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63.
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Animal waste should not be spread within three days of predicated rain to
prevent runoff and not spread within 100 feet of streams. How far do you not spread waste from wells
in feet?
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64.
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Parts by weight the formula for composting 10 pounds of poultry carcass you
would use ______ pounds of poultry manure.
a. | 1 pound | b. | 5 pounds | c. | 10 pounds | d. | 20
pounds |
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65.
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The material used least in composting poultry is:
a. | water | b. | wheat straw | c. | poultry carcass | d. | poultry
manure |
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66.
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The entire process of composting lasts about _____ days, resulting in an
odorless, spongy, humus like product.
a. | 30 days | b. | 60 days | c. | 90 days | d. | 120
days |
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67.
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(DB) temperatures in a psychometric chart means
a. | dead bolts | c. | defined barometer | b. | dry bulb | d. | decimal barrier |
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68.
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Humidity in the summertime is not as critical for birds as it is for humans
because birds _____ perspire?
a. | do | c. | can fly to keep cool | b. | do not | d. | unknown |
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One pound of air occupies 13.5 cubic feet of space and _____ grains equal to one
pound of water?
a. | 1,000 | b. | 3,000 | c. | 5,000 | d. | 7,000 |
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70.
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Since breast meat accounts for 34% of carcass weight (WOG) without giblets you
have your best 5,000 5 pound meat broilers butchered. How many pounds of breast meat will the broiler
market for your project?
a. | 2,500 | b. | 8,500 | c. | 25,000 | d. | 5,000 |
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71.
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Your new poultry building was 50 degrees F dry bulb temperature inside with 80 %
relative humidity and contains 43 grains of water vapor. With your new fan drawing in outside air at
40 degrees (DB) temperature at 90% relative humidity with each pound of air bringing in 33 grains of
water vapor what would be the net removal of grains of water vapor per pounds of air exhausted from
the building?
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72.
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After the hurricane killed 5,000 birds, you followed the suggested a formula for
composting birds: one pound of wheat straw, 10 pounds of poultry carcass, and 20 pounds of
manure. How much poultry manure should you use if each dead bird weighed 5-1/2 pounds when the
disaster hit?
a. | 55,000 | b. | 27,500 | c. | 45,000 | d. | 20,000 |
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73.
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Six times each year you stock your broiler barn with 6,000 new chicks. Each bird
weighs 4 pounds each at market and produces 11 pounds of manure per bird. How many tons of poultry
manure will you remove at the end of the year?
a. | 24 tons | b. | 198 tons | c. | 396,000 tons | d. | 2,000
tons |
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74.
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The average weight of your 8,000 broilers was 4.5 pounds each. If your birds had
an average feed conversion ratio of 2:1, how many tons of feed would you have to buy for your flock
of birds?
a. | 4.5 tons | b. | 8,000 tons | c. | 18 tons | d. | 36
tons |
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75.
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You are a successful pullet producer and raise replacement birds for a living.
You started 80,000 day old chicks but only delivered 76,400 2-1/2 pound pullets on your contract.
What was your livability percentage of replacement pullets delivered alive?
a. | 95.5% | b. | 98% | c. | 105% | d. | 78.5% |
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76.
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To celebrate Easter your flock of 10,000 leghorn hens had a good day and laid at
the 90% level Friday. How many cases of eggs did your birds lay for you Friday?
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77.
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With your FFA training, you rated as one of the best turkey growers in the area
with a feed conversion of 2.4 pounds of feed converting into one pound of turkey meat. How many tons
of feed did your turkeys eat if they gained 17,000 pounds during the growing cycle?
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78.
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Your champion hens ate 35 tons of feed. If it takes 3-1/2 pounds of feed to
produce one dozen eggs how many dozen eggs will your feed produce on the 35 tons last year?
a. | 40,000 | b. | 10,000 | c. | 25,000 | d. | 20,000 |
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Your best 500 hen turkeys weighed 10 pounds live weight at market time. Upon
dressing, the birds each only weighted 14 pounds dressed. What was the total pounds of turkey meat
marketed from your 500 birds?
a. | 7,000 | b. | 10,000 | c. | 5,000 | d. | 21,000 |
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