True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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Egg laying operations produce infertile eggs for hatching purposes.
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2.
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Mature hens that are in a molting stage have increase in egg production.
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3.
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Broiler breeder operations are less labor intensive than market broiler
operations.
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4.
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If you grow broilers for Tyson Foods they will provide incentives for efficiency
of operation.
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5.
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The Poultry industry offers more employment opportunities than any other field
of animal agriculture.
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6.
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Poultry, when compared to other livestock, has a higher body temperature.
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7.
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The lower larynx is a bird’s voice box.
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8.
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Lungs serve as the site for gaseous exchange.
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9.
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Malfunction of the hen’s reproductive system does not result in
abnormalities such as double-yolk eggs, yolkless eggs, shell-less eggs, and an egg within an
egg.
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10.
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Leg disorders do not occur because of selection for rapid growth and increasing
breast size plus the tendency to crowd birds.
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11.
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Dry-stack storage of manure allows for better utilization of nutrients, either
as a fertilizer or feed supplement.
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12.
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Storing broiler litter in a roofed structure can result in a loss of ammonia
nitrogen after two months.
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13.
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In warmer climates, anaerobic (with oxygen) lagoons are used extensively to
degrade wastes from poultry facilities, which use liquid waste management systems.
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14.
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Using poultry litter for fertilizer should only be done after it has had a
nutrient analysis done by a laboratory.
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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15.
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Commercial poultry production in the United States consists primarily of?
a. | commercial egg laying operations | b. | market broilers only | c. | pullet growing
operations | d. | market turkey producers | e. | commercial egg laying operations AND pullet
growing operations AND market turkey producers |
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As an FFA member interested in poultry production you have recently built 5 new
broiler houses which costs $175,000 each. You also purchased 10 acres of land for $2,000 per acre.
You have obtained a loan from Farm Credit at 6 percent interest. What is the total amount of interest
you will pay the first year from all these expenditures?
a. | None | b. | $10,500 | c. | $1,200 | d. | $53,700 | e. | $65,400 |
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A market broiler normally reaches 3.5 to 4.5 pounds in how many weeks?
a. | 3 weeks | d. | 12 weeks | b. | 6-7 weeks | e. | none of these | c. | 10
weeks |
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Grocery outlets now supply chicken mean in the form of hams, patties, tenders,
nuggets, frankfurters, bologna, hot-wings, etc. These products are referred to as:
a. | Making something out of nothing | b. | Taking advantage of the
consumer | c. | Value-added products | d. | Diet foods |
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If feed cost $100 per ton, and if it takes 2.0 lbs. of feed to put on one lb. of
gain, the total feed costs per one lb. of gain is:
a. | 10 cents | b. | $1.00 | c. | 15
cents | d. | 30 cents |
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20.
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The body temperature of broilers is:
a. | 105º F to 107º F | b. | 92º F to 95º F | c. | 140º F to
150º F | d. | 28º F to 30º F |
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This part stores and moistens food.
a. | Esophagus | b. | Mouth | c. | Crop | d. | Gizzard |
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This part serves as the birds “teeth”.
a. | Crop | b. | Gizzard | c. | Cecum | d. | Mouth |
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The main functions of the urinary system are:
a. | Filtration | b. | Absorption | c. | Excretion | d. | All of these are
correct |
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24.
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The fertilizer nutrient in poultry litter that stays in the soil the longest
is:
a. | Nitrogen | b. | Phosphorus | c. | Potash | d. | None of these are
correct |
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25.
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The most common grain that is added to broiler litter to make it nutritionally
balanced as a cattle feed is:
a. | Wheat | b. | Oats | c. | Corn | d. | Milo |
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26.
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Broiler litter is an excellent source of minerals and these are:
a. | Calcium | b. | Phosphorus | c. | Potassium | d. | All of these are
correct |
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27.
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In a poultry ventilation system, the tube system is a combination of matched
high efficiency components consisting of a motorized inlet shutter, a streamlined air inlet orifice,
a long plastic tube having precision sized holes at specified intervals along its length, and one or
more exhaust fans.
a. | True | b. | False | c. | This statement does
not describe a tube ventilation system |
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