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Which of the following selection criteria is not considered when evaluating broiler breeders for future mean production?

In the evaluation of egg-type hens, loss of pigmentation (i.e., “bleaching”)

Which of the following statements about the evaluation of laying hens is most correct?

When referring to the soundness of an egg shell, the term “check” indicates

Which of the following statements about air sacs is not correct?

Which of the following is NOT a part of a chicken’s skeleton?

An unusually large variation in hatch time was reported for eggs from the same farm. The eggs were placed in the same incubator cabinet at the same time. Which of the following factors might have caused this outcome?

Which of the following statements about removing (or “pulling”) chicks from a commercial hatcher is correct?

Which of the following factors would most likely reduce hatchability?

Which of the following factors could be a probably cause of chicks hatching earlier than expected?

The correct brooder heat setting should be determined by which of the following conditions?

What procedure might be preformed on the male breeder chick in the hatchery that could later maximize fertility and reduce injury to breeding hens when these birds mate?

Under optimal conditions how many healthy and vigorous broiler breeder males are needed per 100 female breeders, early in the laying cycle?

For broiler breeders, increased day length beyond ____ hours of light is of questionable economic benefit.

Which of the following is a reasonable number of broiler breeder hens for each nest hole (12”w x 12”h x 12”d), when using a conventional two-tier nest system?

Which of the following would be considered an appropriate weight for 100 newly-hatched broiler chicks?

When starting a flock of market broiler chickens, it is recommended that pre-heating the house should begin ____ hours prior to chick arrival.

During cleaning, washing a turkey house with high-pressurized water will typically remove at least ___ percent of the residual microbial contaminants.

Which of the following statements about the use of rice hulls during brooding of turkey poults is correct?

For commercial market turkeys, prestarter diets may contain as much as ____ percent protein.

Light affects layers by stimulating the pituitary gland to release ______, which, in turn, cause(s) increased growth of ova.

Which of the following is an appropriate performance goal for white egg-strain pullets or hens?

Bantams are usually about ____ the size of their large fowl counterpart.

Within the nomenclature of standard breed poultry, the term “variety” designates characteristics related to which of the following?

When chickens that produce brown-shelled eggs and chickens that produce white-shelled eggs are kept under the same conditions and fed the same feed, the brown shell eggs will

An egg production company has a goal of producing 490,000 eggs per week. If the average day egg production is 80%, what size flock of laying hens would be required to meet the company’s goal?

For a broiler breeder flock, uniformity is expressed as the percentage of birds that fall within 15% of the average weight. A sample of 50 birds from a broiler breeder flock was weighed, and the total weight was 180 pounds. To determine the uniformity, the percentage of birds weighing between _____ pounds should be calculated.

A grower hopes to produce market broilers in a facility that, due to property layout restrictions, will not permit its’ width to exceed 40 feet. Following the recommendation of one nipple waterer for every 10 birds, she intends to install 3,000 nipples in the new house. If the grower’s bird density goal for this house is 0.80 square feet per bird, the house should be built to what length?

Market turkey hens are expected to weigh approximately 22 pounds at 18 weeks of age, with a feed conversion ratio (pounds of feed per pound of gain, FCR) of 2.60. Market turkey toms are expected to weigh approximately 34 pounds at 18 weeks of age, and the FCR should be approximately 2.40. If feed costs $0.125/pound, calculate the feed cost per pound of live weight for the hens and the turkey toms.

The target body weight of 7-day old broiler chicks is 4 to 5 times a day-old weight. If a sampling of 500 7-day-old chicks weighs 100 kg, which of the following would have been a reasonable average weight per chick when they were 1 day old?