Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A job as a cooperative extension agent is most closely related to which part of
the poultry industry?
a. | education and communication | c. | production | b. | marketing and
sales | d. | social services
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The feathers that are most useful for determining the sex of a chicken are
a. | breast | c. | primary | b. | covert | d. | sickle,
feathers |
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Which of these statements about free-range meat chickens is not true?
a. | birds have more room to walk than in conventional housing | b. | birds have fewer
respiratory problems | c. | labor requirements are
higher | d. | customers are willing to pay more |
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Each egg-strain pullet must be handled individually when vaccinating for
a. | bronchitis | c. | fowl pox | b. | Newcastle Disease | d. | infectious bursal
disease |
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In which situation are blue lights sometimes used?
a. | when debeaking birds in the hatchery | c. | when weighing broiler
breeders | b. | when vaccinating birds through the air | d. | when loading birds for
market |
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Which category has the highest percentage of broiler carcass downgrades?
a. | bruises | c. | poor feathering | b. | blisters | d. | rejects due to
disease |
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A closed water system uses
a. | bell waterers | c. | troughs | b. | nipple waters | d. | founts |
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A goal of 5% egg production at 24 weeks is reasonable for
a. | broiler breeders | c. | egg-strain breeders | b. | egg-strain pullets | d. | turkey breeders |
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Before incubation, fertile eggs should be pre-warmed at
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Those who study embryology compare the development of an embryo to the standard
that was developed by Hamburger and Hamilton. The standard has
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An air sac ___________
a. | is located at the round end of an egg | b. | is part of a bird’s respiratory
system | c. | is used when vaccinating with an aerosol. | d. | removes carbon
dioxide from an incubator |
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12.
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Your chances of getting a good quality show bird are lowest if you
a. | buy eggs from a reputable breeder | b. | buy day-old chicks from a national hatchery
| c. | buy adult birds at a swap meet | d. | buy adult birds at a
show |
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The reason for limiting the number of people going into poultry houses is
that________.
a. | poultry are afraid of strangers | b. | people may learn your secrets about raising
poultry | c. | strangers will disrupt eating and drinking times | d. | they may carry
poultry diseases |
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If the turkeys are grown on a contractual basis, the producer provides the
___________.
a. | building | b. | feed | c. | turkeys | d. | vaccinates |
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Which of these statements is correct about the proportions of the total feed
that a market broiler eats?
a. | it eats more starter than withdrawal | c. | it eats less withdrawal than
starter | b. | it eats more grower than starter | d. | it eats less grower than
starter |
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Which of the following statements does not indicate a positive effect of
limiting water intake to broiler breeders?
a. | less ammonia is produces in the litter | b. | hatching eggs are cleaner | c. | there are reduced
foot problems | d. | birds have a hard crop after eating |
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Which type of incubation system requires the least labor?
a. | multi-stage buggy | c. | single-stage buggy | b. | multi-stage rack | d. | single-stage
cabinet |
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Which word refers to birth defects?
a. | malposition | b. | malpractice | c. | malformation | d. | morality |
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Semen is transferred from the testes to the cloaca by the
a. | duodenum | b. | femoral vein | c. | vas deferens | d. | ureter
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Of the large fowl categories, the class of chickens that has white ear lobes is
a. | American | c. | English | b. | Asiatic | d. | Mediterranean |
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If egg-strain pullets are debeaked at 8 days of age, after debeaking the beak
should be___ long.
a. | 3/32 inch | b. | 5/32 inch | c. | 7/32 inch | d. | 9/32
inch |
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Which of these should have the highest temperature when placed in the pen after
the hatching?
a. | market broiler chicks | b. | egg-strain chicks | c. | turkey poults
| d. | the temperature should be the same for all listed |
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What is the correct number of tube type feeders for 1000 market broiler chicks?
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Which of these statements is true?
a. | feed intake of turkey breeding hens is usually limited | b. | feed intake of
egg-strain hens is usually limited | c. | feed intake of broiler breeder females is
usually limited | d. | broiler breeder males are usually given all of the feed they want to
eat |
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Pulling refers to......
a. | removing eggs from nests | b. | removing turkeys from cages on a truck prior to
slaughter | c. | removing chicks from a hatcher | d. | removing feed from bins
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At 16 weeks of age, tom turkeys weigh about 25 pounds. They should have at least
one square foot of floor space for each 7 pounds of weight. Turkeys of this size need air movement of
21 cubic feet per minute (CFM) for each turkey. If the house has 6000 turkeys, how much air must be
moved through the house per minute?
a. | 30000 CFM | b. | 96000 CFM | c. | 126000 CFM | d. | 150000
CFM |
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27.
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Chickens need a feed with 16% protein. Corn has 8% protein, and a protein
supplement has 40% protein. What percent of the feed should be corn so that the complete feed
is 16% protein?
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Normal incubation time is 517 hours for chicken eggs that are stored no longer
than 6 days and weigh 2.1 ounces. If eggs are stored longer than 6 days, add one hour of incubation
for each day. If eggs weigh more than 2.1 ounces, add 30 minutes for each .1 ounce. What is the
incubation time for eggs that have been stored for 8 days and weigh 2.3 ounces?
a. | 517 hours | b. | 520 hours | c. | 523 hours | d. | 529
hours |
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The dimensions of a poultry house are 50 feet wide by 600 feet long. How many
cubic feet of shavings are needed to provide 3 inches of shavings on the floor?
a. | 900 | b. | 7500 | c. | 30000 | d. | 90000 |
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Egg-strain pullets are needed to fill a house with a capacity of 100000. If
85% of the eggs hatch, how many dozen eggs should be incubated to provide the chicks that are
needed to fill the house?
a. | 7083 | b. | 9804 | c. | 19608 | d. | 117647 |
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