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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 1. | An organism (bacterium) living in the presence of free oxygen is classifies as being | a. | Anorexic | b. | Aqueous | c. | Aerobic | d. | Anaerobic | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2. | When the body of a bird, an organ or tissue decreases in size and weight, it is in the process of | a. | Atrophy | b. | Dehydration | c. | Hyperexpansion | d. | Relaxing | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3. | The member 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 young meat-type chicken weighing not more than 2 lbs. ready-to-cook is called a | a. | Roaster | c. | Cornish game hen | | b. | Capon | d. | Fryer | | | | | | |
| | 5. | A unique feature of the physiology of fowl (birds) is their | a. | High body temperature | c. | Yellow skin and shanks | | b. | White blood cells | d. | Dark liver | | | | | | |
| | 6. | The skeletal system (skeleton) of the bird is built | a. | To lay eggs | c. | To carry feathers | | b. | To roost | d. | For flight | | | | | | |
| | 7. | Mr .Chicksey grew 30,000 turkey toms to 22 weeks of age. They averaged 40lbs. per bird live weight. When processed the carcasses averaged 30lbs. in weight. What was the dressing percentage? | a. | 55% | b. | 65% | c. | 75% | d. | 85% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 8. | Mr. Chicksey fed his 30,000 turkey toms 3,000,000 pounds of turkey feed. Twenty percent (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. Chicksey’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 pounds of nitrogen | c. | 8,200 pounds of nitrogen | | b. | 3,000 pounds of nitrogen | d. | 18,000 pounds of nitrogen | | | | | | |
| | 10. | Mechanical ventilation of poultry house or barn allows for | a. | Greater gas production | c. | Glossy feathers | | b. | An increase in number of birds housed | d. | Water purification | | | | | | |
| | 11. | To remove high humidity from the inside of a poultry house, the outside air brought into the building must be | a. | Decreased | b. | Warmed | c. | Cooled | d. | None of these | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 12. | Sweet Poultry Products Co. processed 1,500,000 broilers last week. 300,000 were sold as whole carcasses. What percent was sold as cut up and further processed poultry? | a. | 80 percent | b. | 60 percent | c. | 40 percent | d. | 20 percent | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 13. | In market channels the small muscle under the pectoralis major breast muscle is called a | a. | Breast tenderloin | c. | Boneless thigh | | b. | Split breast | d. | Wish bone | | | | | | |
| | 14. | A cooked chicken meat patty with 3/4 to 1 inch of batter/breading missing (void area) possesses a | a. | Critical factor | b. | Major factor | c. | Minor factor | d. | Loss factor | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 15. | Sammy had 50 seven week-old broilers averaging 5.5 pounds each. When processed, the 50 carcasses weighed 192.5 lbs. What was his dressing percentage? | a. | 55% | b. | 67% | c. | 70% | d. | 78% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 16. | Sammy decided to sell the 50 carcasses to a local restaurant for 96 cents a pound. What was his gross return on these carcasses? | a. | $264.00 | b. | $244.80 | c. | $214.60 | d. | $184.80 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 17. | Sammy wanted to know how much profit + labor income he made on this project. The birds are 522.5 lbs. of feed at a total cost of $47.02. Other costs totaled $34.05. What was his profit + labor income? | a. | $48.00 | b. | $81.07 | c. | $103.73 | d. | $264.00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 18. | Was Sammy’s project, though small, a good investment, even when expanded a 100 fold? | a. | Good investment | c. | Break even project | | b. | Poor investment | d. | Lost money | | | | | | |
| | 19. | The integumentary system of the bird and other animals including humans consists of the | a. | Skin and its appendages | c. | Lungs and valves | | b. | Hormone system | d. | Blood cells | | | | | | |
| | 20. | Food (pellets or mash) once eaten passes through the digestive system of the bird in about | a. | 2.5 hours | b. | 5.5 hours | c. | 8.3 hours | d. | 14 hours | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 21. | Most female birds have | a. | No ovary(ies)and oviduct(s) | c. | Two ovary(ies) and oviduct(s) | | b. | One ovary(ies) and oviduct(s) | d. | Four ovary(ies) and oviduct(s) | | | | | | |
| | 22. | It takes the average chicken and turkey hen approximately _________ hours to form the shell of an egg. | a. | 3.0 to 3.25 | b. | 9.5 to 10.5 | c. | 20.0 to 21 | d. | 25.0 to 27.0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 23. | The main feature of the fowl’s urinary system is that it | a. | Has a bladder | | b. | Does not have a bladder | | c. | Is shaped like a bean | | d. | Is beside the heart where it can purify the blood | | | | |
| | 24. | When laying hens are under respitory stress, have twisted necks, poor egg shell quality, and a major drop in egg production the have | a. | Newcastle disease | c. | Marek’s disease | | b. | Cholera | d. | Pullorum disease | | | | | | |
| | 25. | To prevent lesions (sores) on the skin and in the mouth of chickens and turkeys caused by carrier mosquitoes, vaccinate for | a. | Fowl pox | b. | Marek’s | c. | Coryza | d. | Tremors | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 26. | When processing broilers, roasters, and turkeys, the heart, liver, gizzard and neck constitute the | a. | Offal | c. | Giblets | | b. | Poultry by-product meal | d. | Lunch meats | | | | | | |