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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 1. | A young chicken (usually under 13 weeks of age) of either sex that is tender-meated, with soft, pliable, smooth-textured skin and flexible breastbone cartilage describes: | a. | broiler | b. | roaster | c. | fryer | d. | both A and C | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2. | As required by the USDA, a “fully cooked” chicken patty must have been cooked to a minimum internal meat temperate of: | a. | 140 degrees F | b. | 160 degrees F | c. | 60 degrees C | d. | both B and C | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3. | A chicken egg yolk contains practically all of the known vitamins except: | a. | vitamin K | b. | vitamin E | c. | vitamin D | d. | vitamin C | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4. | When transporting newly hatched chicks from the hatchery to the growout farm, during the summer months, ambient air temperature may be concern. If the air temperature exceeds 86 degrees F, the transport vehicle will require cooling equipment capable of maintaining an “in-box” temperature of: | a. | 30 degrees C | b. | 71 degrees F | c. | 82 degrees F | d. | 90 degrees F | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 5. | Larger eggs require a longer time to incubate. When calculating the incubation or “setting time” for hatching eggs, for every_____ ounce past 2.1 ounces of egg weight and additional____minutes of incubation time is required. | a. | 1.0, 60 | b. | 0.1, 60 | c. | 0.1, 30 | d. | 0.5, 45 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 6. | Age of eggs plays an important role in determining incubation or “setting” time. When hatching eggs have been “stored” more than ___ days, incubation time should be extended___hours for each day of extended storage. | a. | 5, 1 | b. | 6,1 | c. | 4, 0.5 | d. | 8, 1.5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 7. | Using the information you provided to answer question #5 and #6 and assuming 50 hours is the usual time required for incubation , what would be the corrected “setting time” for 8 day old eggs from a 45 week old broiler breeder flock, with an average egg size of 2.5 ounces? | a. | 21 days and 11 hours | c. | 21 days and 17 hours | | b. | 21 days and 15 hours | d. | 21 days and 6 hours | | | | | | |
| | 8. | A basic rule to follow when providing lighting to broiler breeders is: | a. | never increase the duration or intensity of light during the production period | | b. | always increase the duration and intensity of light during the growing period | | c. | never decrease the duration or intensity of light during the production period | | d. | always decrease the intensity and increase the duration of light during the growing period | | | | |
| | 9. | In a broiler breeder operation, nest management is very important. To prevent overcrowding, one nest should be provided for every___ to___hens. | a. | 2 to3 | b. | 4 to 5 | c. | 9 to 10 | d. | 6 to 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 10. | When brooding and rearing (0-20weeks) male broiler breeders separate from females,a flock with 2,000 birds would require____ “bell type” drinkers. |
| | 11. | When brooding marker broilers chicks in times of stress or during a vaccination reaction, increase the brooding temperature approximately____more than normally recommended, for the age, until the birds return to normal health. | a. | 208 degrees C | | b. | 3 degrees F | | c. | one degree F for each day of age | | d. | because of the heat produced but the birds running a “fever”, the brooding temperature should actually be decreased | | | | |
| | 12. | Which of the following production practices accounts for over 70% of the British Thermal Unit(BTU) energy used in poultry production? | a. | incubation and hatching | c. | “range” growout of turkeys | | b. | breeder operations | d. | brooding | | | | | | |
| | 13. | When using trough-type waters for marker broiler chicks (fourteen-days until market) a producer should allow ___ linear inch(es) of waterer space per bird. | a. | 1 | b. | 0.75 | c. | 2 | d. | 1.75 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 14. | When using 30-pound capacity, hand fill-hanging tube feeders, what is an adequate range of number of feeders for a market broiler house containing 16,000 broilers? | a. | 200-240 feeders | c. | 240-280 feeders | d. | 480-560 feeders | | b. | 400-480 feeders | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 15. | Regarding market broiler nutrition and “recommended nutrient levels”, which of the following statements is accurate: | a. | the recommended percent protein content level is lowest for a starter ration | | b. | the recommended kilocalories of metabolizable energy (kcal M.E) level is highest for a grower ration | | c. | the recommended percent calcium(Ca) level is highest for a started ration | | d. | the recommended percent added fat level is lowest for a grower ration | | | | |
| | 16. | Assuming a broiler producer calculated the one-day “minimal consumption” of feed consumed by her 6-week-old, 18,000-bird flock, which of the following would be most correct: | a. | approximately 2,160 lbs. of feed consumed daily | | b. | approximately 3,000 lbs. of feed consumed daily | | c. | approximately 1,080 lbs. of feed consumed daily | | d. | approximately 4,320 lbs. of feed consumed daily | | | | |
| | 17. | Which of the following “reasons for broiler downgrades” accounts for 50%-60% of those carcasses that are downgraded? | a. | blisters | b. | rejects | c. | poor feathering | d. | bruises | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 18. | The vaccination schedule for turkeys should be based on the ___ and the incidence and prevalence of disease in the area. | a. | age of the bird | c. | size of the bird | | b. | sex of the bird | d. | severity of disease | | | | | | |
| | 19. | Assuming a turkey breeder operation, 1,000 hens can be expected to produce 2,000 to 5,000 hatching eggs per week AND assume a turkey hatchery requires a minimum of 20,000 hatching eggs per week. Assuming a “worst case scenario” and rate of production per hen is minimal, what size turkey hen breeder flock should be maintained? | a. | 20,000 turkey hens | c. | 3,334 turkey hens | | b. | 4,000 turkey hens | d. | 10,000 turkey hens | | | | | | |
| | 20. | A “standard vaccination schedule” for egg-strain pullets, includes vaccinating the pullets against the various strains of Newcastle disease at: | a. | 1-day, 8-weeks, and 14weeks of age | | b. | 10-days, 12-weeks, and 14-days of age | | c. | 10-days, 5-weeks, and 14 weeks of age | | d. | 5-weeks, 12 weeks, and 14-weeks of age | | | | |
| | 21. | Pullet body weight measurements during the growing period are important to producing a ready-to-lay pullet at maturity. When as producer weighs a random sample of 100 pullets, uniformity of the flock should be such that 80% of the birds weight within + or - 10% of the mean weight. Based on this principle, if a flock’s mean weight is 2.3 pounds, then 80% of the pullets should weigh within which range? | a. | 1.94 to 2.3 pounds | c. | 4.00 to 4.50 pounds | | b. | 2.07 to 2.53 pounds | d. | 3.40 to 3.80 pounds | | | | | | |
| | 22. | Nearly ___ of all egg-strain pullets in the U.S. are reared in either “floor” or “cage” brooding systems. | a. | 75% | b. | 100% | c. | 50% | d. | 94% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 23. | When diagnosing hatching problems in newly hatched chicks, which of the following conditions may be the cause of unhealed navels? | a. | improper egg storage | c. | high temperatures (day 1 to day 19) | | b. | high humidity (day 20 to day 21) | d. | all of these are correct | | | | | | |
| | 24. | A hatchery ventilation system must ensure that the movement of air is: | a. | circular | | b. | coming from all directions simultaneously | | c. | in the same direction as do the eggs (that is, from setters to hatchers) | | d. | such that the air supply for the setters is 10 cfm. 1,000 eggs | | | | |
| | 25. | A poultry carcass weighing 10 pounds with an area of discoloration aggregating to 2 1/4 inches on a leg portion should receive a USDA Quality Grade of: | a. | B | b. | A | c. | No Grade | d. | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 26. | “Butterfly” is another name or term for the Ready-to-Cook poultry carcass part: | a. | skinless, boneless thigh | c. | boneless, skinless whole breast | | b. | boneless, skinless breast half | d. | wishbone | | | | | | |
| | 27. | For a broiler hatching egg producer, an “efficiency standard is a dozen seeable eggs with ____% hatchability produced on ___ or fewer pounds of feed.” | a. | 94-98, 3.0-3.5 | b. | 85, 6.0 | c. | 88, 7.0 | d. | 85, 7.0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 28. | A flock of 5,000 turkey hens were marketed at 16 weeks of age. The average live weight was13 pounds of bird. The flock had a feed conversion ratio of 2.3 pounds of feed per one pound of gain. During the growout period, turkey feed had an average cost of $185 per ton. What was the total feed cost to produce this flock of turkey hens? | a. | $14,950 | b. | $13,828.75 | c. | $65,000 | d. | $26,140.50 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 29. | In a turkey breeder operation, 1,000 hens can be expected to produce ____ to____ hatching eggs per week. | a. | 2,000 to 5,000 | b. | 4,000 to 6,000 | c. | 750 to 1,000 | d. | 6,000 to 7,000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 30. | According to the chart above, a 40-week old flock of 3,000 broiler breeders, both females and males, housed together on a slatted floor require _______ total square feet of floor space. | a. | 5,250 | b. | 12,000 | c. | 7,200 | d. | 6,000 | | | | | | | | | | |