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2004 Marysville Invitational Poultry Test



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

 1. 

Broiler breeder female lines are bred for what of the following reasons?

a.

Egg production

b.

Quality of egg shell and contents

c.

Meaty breasts and thighs

d.

Both egg production and quality of egg shell and contents

 

 2. 

What dresses into a 2 to 3 pound ready-to-cook carcass to be marketed whole, by parts, or further-processed?

a.

Market broiler

b.

Market turkey

c.

Broiler breeder

d.

Pullet

 

 3. 

A tom marketed at 21 weeks of age weighs more than how many pounds?

a.

20 pounds

b.

26 pounds

c.

40 pounds

d.

32 pounds

 

 4. 

Geneticists are employed to assist in and direct breeding programs, which include bird selection through which of the following?

a.

advanced blood typing method

c.

analysis of records

b.

computerized compilation

d.

all of these are correct

 

 5. 

Who must help discover the most economical source of ingredients and assist in combining these ingredients into skillfully balanced feed formulas?

a.

Engineers

b.

Nutritionists

c.

Geneticists

d.

Agribusinesses

 

 6. 

Which one is not a factor that influences hatchability at the breeder farm?

a.

Bird nutrition

b.

Egg storage

c.

Chick handling

d.

Egg handling

 

 7. 

Which of the following is a main effect on storing eggs?

a.

Eggs stored for 14 days or more increase broiler weights.

b.

Storage depresses hatchability

c.

Storage decreases incubation time.

d.

All of these are main effects.

 

 8. 

The loss of what to components contributes to the loss in hatchability and chick quality after storage?

a.

Carbon dioxide

c.

Both carbon dioxide and water

b.

Water

d.

None of these are correct

 

 9. 

Which of the following is a major cause of eggs failing to hatch?

a.

Egg storage

c.

Genetics

b.

Diseases

d.

All of these are correct

 

 10. 

The greater the distance between broiler breeder flocks, the ____ the risk of disease.

a.

Lower

b.

Higher

c.

Greater

d.

Chance

 

 11. 

At what age of the broiler breeder chicks should be the brooder guards to removed?

a.

2 days

b.

10 days

c.

7 days

d.

4 days

 

 12. 

As a general rule, a broiler breeder male should weigh how much before mixing with broiler breeder females?

a.

1.4 to 1.5 pounds

c.

3.1 to 3.2 ounces

b.

2.6 to 2.7 pounds

d.

3.1 to 3.2 pounds

 

 13. 

Male chicks should be started in a separate area until the average male body weight is 40% to 50% heavier than the female body weight. This results in which of the following?

a.

Smaller frame

c.

Shorter legs

b.

Improved capacity for breeding activity

d.

Lesser female acceptance

 

 14. 

In market broilers, the amount of space to allow is determined by what factor?

a.

Time of year

c.

Climatic region

b.

Type of housing

d.

All of these are correct

 

 15. 

A good guide to brooder temperature is the ___ of the chicks.

a.

Behavior

b.

Age

c.

Condition

d.

Color

 

 16. 

What makes up 60%-70% of the chicken and is present in all body cells?

a.

Protein

b.

Hydrogen

c.

Water

d.

Carbon dioxide

 

 17. 

What can cause perforations of the crops and gizzards and also body abscesses?

a.

Hardwood splinters

c.

Straw

b.

Softwood shavings

d.

Peanut hulls

 

 18. 

How many popular feeding programs are widely used today in market broilers?

a.

5

b.

2

c.

1

d.

4

 

 19. 

Which of the following is not a service done on market turkeys?

a.

Sexing

c.

Beak trimming

b.

Removal of the snood on female poults

d.

Various vaccinations

 

 20. 

Because of the availability of yolk material to newly hatched poults, poults can be maintained without food or water for up to how many hours?

a.

72 hours

b.

36 hours

c.

10 hours

d.

18 hours

 

 21. 

Day-old poults require a ___protein, ____energy diet.

a.

High, high

b.

Low, low

c.

Low, high

d.

High, low

 

 22. 

Which of the following is a common problem causing lack of uniformity in pullets?

a.

Crowding

c.

Poor-beak trimming

b.

Disease

d.

All of these are correct

 

 23. 

Which of the following in not true regarding cage versus floor operations in production hens?

a.

Cage operations require less labor.

b.

Cage layers are slightly heavier.

c.

Cage layers usually produce more eggs.

d.

Cage mortality is usually lower.

 

 24. 

Males must be dubbed in what class of bantam breeds?

a.

Old English

b.

Modern Game

c.

Feather Leg

d.

AOCCL

 

 25. 

What category of ducks are better known for their egg-producing abilities?

a.

Heavy-weight class

c.

Medium-weight class

b.

Light-weight class

d.

Bantam duck class

 

 26. 

At an egg production company that has 1,400 hens, 5,482 eggs were produced during a 4-day period. Calculate the percent hen-day egg production for the period.

a.

25.5%

b.

94.2%

c.

97.9%

d.

91.6%

 

 27. 

In a hen house that has 2,250 hens, there were 2,238  eggs produced today. Calculate the percent hen-housed egg production for today.

a.

94.7%

b.

98.2%

c.

95.5%

d.

99.5%

 

 28. 

An egg weighs 23.2 ounces. During incubation, it lost 12.2% of its weight. How much does it weigh after incubation?

a.

19.3 ounces

b.

20.4 ounces

c.

21.1 ounces

d.

20.7 ounces

 

 29. 

A broiler breeder male laid 162 eggs with all eggs being fertile. Calculate the percent fertility of this male.

a.

Males don’t lay eggs.

b.

Not enough information to determine percent family.

c.

100%

d.

96%

 

 30. 

The Wright hatchery set 975 fertile eggs. Out of these 975 eggs, 950 eggs hatched as live chicks. Calculate the percent hatchability of this hatchery.

a.

97.4%

b.

94.2%

c.

92.7%

d.

98.1%

 



 

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