As501 - Ch10: The Poultry Industry

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broiler

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_____ is a young chicken (usually under 8 weeks of age) of either sex (usually under 6 pounds in ready-to-cook weight); term is used interchangeably with fryer

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pullet

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_____ is a sexually immature female chicken

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roaster

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_____ is a young chicken (usually under 15 weeks of age) of either sex (usually 5 pounds or more in ready-to-cook weight)

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incubation

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the period of growth in the life of a young bird in which it must be provided a source of heat in addition to that generated by its own body is called _____

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hatching

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_____ is the birth of a chicken

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gosling

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a young goose of either sex is called a _____

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brooding

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the condition of a hen when prepared to sit on eggs for the purpose of incubation is called _____

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capon

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a _____ is a castraged male chicken

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candling

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the process of examining an intact egg to determine interior quality, shell soundness, or stage of embryonic development is known as _____

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poult

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a _____ is a young turkey, of either sex, from day of hatch to 8-10 weeks of age

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leghorn

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_____ is the most common egg layer (breed) in the US

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Arkansas, California, Georgia

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_____, _____ & _____ are the leading US egg producing states

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egg characteristics

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_____ is the most heritable trait in a chicken

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magnum

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the white of the egg is produced in the _____

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albumen

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_____ is another name for the white of the egg

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molt

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an annual loss of feathers is referred to as _____

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perosis

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_____ is caused by a deficiency of manganese

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curled toe paralysis

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_____ is caused by a deficiency of vitamin B2

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proventriculus

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_____ is also called glandular stomach

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uterus

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the egg spends most of its time while being formed in the _____

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testosterone

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_____ is the hormone responsible for a rooster crowing

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9 (4 pairs +1)

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the lung of a chicken has _____ air sacs (number of pairs)

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newcastle disease

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_____ is the disease responsible for the destruction of more than 3 million birds in southern california in the 1970s

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clutch

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_____ are eggs laid by a hen on consecutive days

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cockerel

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an immature male chicken is called _____

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voicebox

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_____ is also known as a syrinx

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74

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chickens have _____ chromosomes

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zz
zw

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_____ are the sex chromosomes of a rooster; _____ are the sex chromosomes of a hen

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coccidiosis

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_____ is the most destructive protozoan disease of poultry

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lice
mites

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_____ and _____ are the two most common external parasites in chickens

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debeaking

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_____ helps prevent cannibalism in poultry

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4-4.5

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at 8 weeks of age a broiler should weigh _____ pounds

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85-87

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hatching eggs should be stored at _____ degrees F

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blood spot

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when an ovum does not break right at the stigma, a _____ is often created

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uterus

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the eggshell is formed in the _____

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1

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turkey hens are commercially kept for _____ breedings

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1:10-15

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the recommended stocking rate for breeding turkeys is _____

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1:7

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the drake-hen ratio for breeding should be _____

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1.85

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broilers should gain 1 lb of weight per _____ lbs of feed

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250-300

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laying hens average _____ eggs per year

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wire floors or anticoccidial drugs (lasalocid, monensin sidium, oxytetracycline) (p402)

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_____ is used to prevent or eliminate coccidiosis in poultry

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vitamin B2

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a deficiency of _____ causes curled toe paralysis

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50-120

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an average turkey hen produces _____ eggs per season

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cloaca

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the copulatory organ of the male chicken is located in the _____

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cloaca

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mating between the male and female chicken is mainly a matter of joining _____

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gizzard

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the closest chickens can come to having teeth is the action simulated by the _____

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light

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laying hens should never be subjected to decreasing amounts of _____

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mites

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the most harmful external poultry parasite is _____

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coccidiosis

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if you see blood in the feces the chicken may have the ailment _____

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424,094,000 (p380)
(Alice = 8 billion; chart p381)

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_____ is the number of chickens in the US

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Arkansas
(Alice = California; chart p381)

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the state that produces themost chicken eggs is _____

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China

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the nation with the larges number of chickens is _____

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preen (aka uropygial gland)

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_____ is the oil gland of poultry

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preening

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_____ is the act of combing the feathers with the beak

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300bpm (up to 1000bpm when stressed)

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the basal heart rate of a chicken is _____

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corn

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_____ is the most important grain used in poultry rations

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arsenicals

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_____ is sometimes added to poultry diets to promote growth and improve the yellow color of the skin and shanks

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grit

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_____ is sometimes added to the diet of chickens to help the gizzard grind feed materials

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horizontal

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_____ refers to the spread of disease by contact with litter, inhaling dust particles containing organisms, and infestation by vectors such as insects, wild birds, or parasites

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vertical

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_____ refers to spread of disease from the dam to the offspring through the egg

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aspergillosis

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_____ is a poultry respiratory disease that affects young chicks caused by the inhalation of a fungus

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coccidiosis

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one of the oldest known and most destructive protozoan diseases of poultry is _____

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duck virus enteritis

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_____ is also known as duck plague

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fowl typhoid

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_____ is caused by salmonella gallinarum

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infectious bursal disease

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_____ used to be called gumboro disease

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infectious coryza

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a respiratory disorder in chickens that is compared with the common cold in humans is _____

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mites

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_____ is the most prevalent external parasite in poultry

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lyphoid leukosis

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_____ is a retroviral disease in poultry that causes tumors

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marek's disease

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_____ is a herpes viral disorder of chickens that causes tumors

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mites

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the most economically important external parasite of chickens is _____

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mycoplasmosis

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_____ is also known as chronic respiratory disease

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PEMS - poultry enteritis mortality syndrome

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a transmissible, infectious, enteric disease of turkey poults is _____

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pulbrum disease

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the salmonella disorder _____ occurs in poultry and is passed through the egg. it once was the most serious disease of young chickens and was associated with high mortality rates

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large roundworms (aka ascaridia galli)

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_____ is a common unsegmented, white, round internal parasite of chickens

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cannibalism (?)

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the habit of birds pecking one another to death is called _____

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all in / all out

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a management system in which only one age of broiler is on the farm at any one time to help break the cycle of an infectious disease is _____

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roaster

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_____ is a young chicken, usually 3-5 months of age, of either sex

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stag

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a male chicken under 10 months of age but showing developing sex characteristics is called a _____

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99.5 F

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_____ is the ideal temperature for incubating chicken eggs

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28 days

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the incubation period of most breeds of ducks is _____

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16 hours

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the optimum number of hours of light for egg production is _____

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grade AA

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_____ is the highest grade of eggs in the US

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301,251,000 (3 million)

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the number of turkeys in the US is _____

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muscovy

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with the exception of the _____, it is thought that most ducks originated form the wild mallard

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khaki campbell

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_____ is the best breed of ducks for egg production

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the welsh harlequin

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_____ is the most desirable breed of ducks for meat (table duck)

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toulouse

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_____ is the largest and most popular breed of geese in the US