Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Birth defects are
called
a. | early
deads | c. | malpositions | b. | malformations | d. | sclerotomes |
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If chicken meat has been held
between 0 and 26º F, the proper term for it is
a. | fresh | b. | frozen | c. | had chilled | d. | semi-solid |
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Psychrometry
is
a. | the design of a backup electrical
system | b. | the study of moist air | c. | the removal of unwanted
gases | d. | the study of air movement |
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Which of these is
not a utility of a poultry
product?
a. | cost | b. | form | c. | place | d. | time |
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The nutrient in poultry manure
that is of most concern for its possible effects on the environment is
a. | calcium | b. | nitrogen | c. | phosphorus | d. | potassium |
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Which of these contributes to
improved sanitation?
a. | all in/all out system for housing
poultry | b. | storing vaccine in a clean refrigerator | c. | using a quaternary ammonium compound in
water | d. | using drugs only when needed |
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A person whose job is to find
better uses for poultry manure works mostly in
a. | management | b. | production | c. | research | d. | sales |
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Which of these is not part of
the oviduct?
a. | epididymis | b. | isthmus | c. | magnum | d. | uterus |
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Waterfowl belong to
the
a. | class | c. | order | b. | kingdom | d. | phylum, called Anseriformes |
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In order to compare the
development of the avian embryo, its development has been divided into _______
stages
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Which of the following is
not true?
a. | the amount of moisture that air can
hold doubles with each 20ºF rise in temperature | b. | high air velocity improves a bird’s ability to stay
cooler in hot weather | c. | air flow is caused by differences in air
pressure | d. | removal of gases and odors requires more air flow than is needed for
temperature control and moisture removal |
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Which of these statements is
true?
a. | most meat chickens are fed
hormones | b. | eggs with brown shells are more nutritious than eggs with white
shells | c. | consumers want to spend only about 20 minutes to prepare a
meal | d. | Americans prefer dark meat over white
meat |
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What happens to most of the
material that begins the composting process?
a. | disappears into the
air | c. | soaks into the
ground | b. | runs off into streams | d. | is applied to land as sludge |
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Which of these symptoms
suggests fowl pox?
a. | lesions on the skin or in the
mouth | b. | nasal discharge and coughing up bloody mucus | c. | pale and depressed appearance, accompanied by
diarrhea | d. | swollen hocks and foot pads |
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If you are trying to find out
why a consumer buys poultry products instead of other foods, you are working in the area
of
a. | engineering | b. | finance | c. | marketing | d. | production |
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The hormone that is most
important for stimulating broodiness is
a. | estrogen | b. | insulin | c. | oxytocin | d. | prolactin |
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An exterior part of a male, but
not a female, chicken is
a. | comb | b. | sickles | c. | secondaries | d. | wattles |
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The function of the
______________ is to form a watery bed for the embryo.
a. | allantois | b. | amnion | c. | chorion | d. | yolk sac |
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What is one benefit of a
convection tube ventilation system?
a. | does not create cold
drafts | b. | uses evaporation of water to cool the house | c. | has the ability to move large volumes of
air | d. | delivers air close to the litter for effective moisture
removal |
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Which of these is true about a
hot weather ventilation system?
a. | fans are located in the middle of
the house for a fan and pad system | b. | fans are located in the middle of the house to get a wind tunnel
effect | c. | pads are located at one end of the house for a fan and pad
system | d. | jet flow must be considered when placing the
fans |
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Which of these would be used to
store litter from a broiler house?
a. | dry-stack
system | c. | in-house
pit | b. | high-rise system | d. | lagoon |
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An important difference between
diseases cause by nutritional problems or disease-causing oganisms is that
a. | birds with a nutrient deficiency are
not sick | b. | nutritional diseases occur because of poor
sanitation | c. | birds need to be vaccinated when a nutritional disease is first
discovered | d. | nutritional diseases are not
contagious |
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The segment of the poultry
industry that employs the most people i the
a. | broiler meat industry
| c. | turkey meat
industry | b. | table egg industry | d. | waterfowl meat industry |
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The part of the respiratory
system that is unique to birds is
a. | air sacs
| b. | bronchi | c. | lungs | d. | trachea |
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The nutrient that is of most
concern because of harmful effects on the environment is
a. | calcium | b. | nitrogen | c. | phosphorus | d. | potassium |
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A turkey that weighs 40 pounds
needs 31.5 cubic feet per minute (CFM) of air during hot weather. If there are 6000 turkeys in the
house, how many CFM of air must the fans move?
a. | 126,000 | b. | 189,000 | c. | 240,000 | d. | 315,000 |
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Corn has 0.26% phosphorus (P)
and is expected to yield 150 bushels per acre, with each bushel weighing 56 pounds. Poultry manure
has 1% P. Calculate how many pounds of manure should be applied to each acre to supply he P that is
expected to be removed by the corn crop.
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Approximately 12 million people
live in Ohio, and each person averages about 75 pounds of broiler carcass per year. The carcass
weight is about 70% of the live weight. How many 5-pound broilers are needed to supply the meat in
Ohio each year?
a. | 100
million | b. | 257
million | c. | 900
million | d. | 1286
million |
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Egg-type laying hens eat about
22 pounds of feed per100 hens each day. A producer has a house with 100,000 hens. How many days will
a 20-ton semi load of feed last?
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A turkey producer needs 12,000
male turkeys per week but divided into equal hatches on Monday and Thursday. If 75% of the eggs
hatch, how many turkey eggs are needed each week to fill this order?
a. | 16,000 | b. | 18,000 | c. | 24,000 | d. | 32,000 |
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