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1998 Poultry Quiz #1 by Larry Lokai



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

 1. 

Maximum depth of air cell for a “A”quality egg is:

a.

up to 1/8

b.

3/16-3/8”

c.

1/8-3/16”

d.

over 3/8”

 

 2. 

The “Ready to Cook”part that consists of the humerus of a wing (first portion)is called

a.

Mid-joint

b.

Wing

c.

Wishbone

d.

Drumette

 

 3. 

The approximate number of weeks to fade (cumulative) body pigmentation for the hock and top of toe is:

a.

8-12

b.

16-20

c.

12-16

d.

30-50

e.

20-30

 

 4. 

Measuring a past production hen for width using one’s fingers to determine bird’s with “spread”is called:

a.

Pigmentation

c.

Abdominal capacity

b.

Venting

d.

Ovaposition

 

 5. 

In broiler breeder selection criteria,all the following are considered a deformity except:

a.

One solid black feather in cockerels

c.

Swollen foot

b.

One solid black feather in pullets

d.

Blind in eyes

 

 6. 

In the interior quality egg grading class each correctly graded egg receives how many points per egg:

a.

0

b.

3

c.

1

d.

5

 

 7. 


Pigmentation returns how many times quicker than it took to fade:

a.

Same

c.

Double

b.

Triple

d.

Five times as fast

 

 8. 

Artificial incubation period for a goose is:

a.

35-37

b.

23-28

c.

28-34

d.

21

 

 9. 

Before sitting hatching eggs what disinfectant would a hatchery facility use:

a.

Detergent sanitizer

c.

Formaldehyde gas

b.

Iodine/chlorine

d.

Common dish soap/10%ammonia

 

 10. 

During the first four weeks of growing male broiler breeders you should allow how much space/sq. ft /bird

a.

1.0

b.

1.75

c.

2.4

d.

3.6

 

 11. 

Number of feeder lids/100 male broiler breeders during the first 7-10 days of growing season is

a.

5

b.

4

c.

3

d.

2

e.

1

 

 12. 

Flexible tube, next to the trachea, connecting the mouth to the crop is called

a.

Ingulvies

b.

Esophagus

c.

Proventriculus

d.

Gizzard

 

 13. 

Female reproductive tract section where the function is to form the secretion of thick white is called what

a.

Uterus

b.

Isthmus

c.

Magnum

d.

Infundibulum

 

 14. 

Hormone that stimulates oviposition

a.

Oxytocin

b.

Prolactin

c.

Thyrotropin

d.

FSH

 

 15. 

Which is not a viral disease in poultry

a.

Fowl pox

b.

Leukosis

c.

Marek’s

d.

Cholera

 

 16. 

A 4# broiler will produce how many pounds of manure per 1000# equivalent animal unit

a.

25#

b.

250#

c.

2500#

d.

25,000#

 

 17. 

Nest of eggs or a brood of chicks is called

a.

Clutch

b.

Haugh unit

c.

Brooding

d.

Litter

 

 18. 

An egg containing a broken yolk is called

a.

Body check egg

b.

Addled egg

c.

Musty egg

d.

Offal egg

 

 19. 

Another name for the breastbone is:

a.

Wedge

b.

Sternum

c.

Perch

d.

Pericardium

 

 20. 

Ready to cook grade for a 2-6# carcass missing wingtip

a.

A

b.

B

c.

C

d.

No grade

 

 21. 

Ready to cook grade for over 16# carcass with two broken bones

a.

A

b.

B

c.

C

d.

No grade

 

 22. 

Breaded chicken patties with foreign material in patty will be what type of defect:

a.

Minor

b.

Major

c.

Critical

d.

Not a problem

 

 23. 

When scoring egg-type hens the characteristic with the most emphasis should be:

a.

Plumage condition

c.

Hadling qualities

b.

Head and head parts

d.

Pigmentation

 

 24. 

Eggs with mixed colors in the carton are related what type of defect:

a.

Critical

b.

Major

c.

Minor

d.

Not a problem

 

 25. 

The surface area of one egg having a prominent localized stain in 1/32 of shell area is:

a.

10-1/2”

c.

13/16 x 13/16”

e.

24 square inches

b.

9/16 x 9/16”

d.

1-9/16 x 1-9/16”

 

 26. 

Jim Ogden placed 8,000 eggs in the incubator to hatch for his wife Carol but only 7,500 chicks hatched.  What would his hatchability be in %?

a.

106.7%

b.

9.375%

c.

93.75%

d.

10.66%

 

 27. 

Steve Gratz started with 9,000 hens.  One year later he took count only to find 8,550 living birds.  What was his livability %?

a.

5%

b.

95%

c.

105.2%

d.

9.5%

e.

45%

 

 28. 

At the beginning of the week Tom Holton’s chickens weighed 1600 pounds total.  By the end of the week they were weighing a whopping 1800 pounds.  He fed them 380 pounds of that famous Bob Seiving Feed and wants to know what his feed conversion was?

a.

1.9

b.

2.0

c.

19.0

d.

20.0

e.

29.5

 

 29. 

Susan Farrs flock of broilers had a feed conversion of 1.80 pounds of feed per pound of gain.  If her special brand of feed called Dave Snyders Super Chick costs $160 per ton the feed costs per pound of broiler produced was?

a.

.08

b.

.144

c.

.0288

d.

.288

e.

$2.88

 

 30. 

Larry Lokai’s laying flock ate 20 tons of that famous Super Woman Kendra’s feed during the past week.  He gathered 130,000 fresh eggs that week so now he wants to know the pounds of feed per dozen eggs.  What is the correct answer rounded to two decimal points?

a.

1.5#

b.

1.83#

c.

3.67#

d.

18.3

e.

36.69#

 



 

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