Tim 1

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In the fowl, the lungs are connected to large, thin-walled

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air sacs

Front 2

Which of the following steps is recommended to prevent shock of the embryo and condensation on the eggs during transfer for setting in an incubator?

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Pre-warm the eggs for a minimum 6 hours with proper air circulation

Front 3

Which of the following is not true regarding expected expenditures for turkey contract growers?

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85% of all costs are feed

Front 4

Cell division in the blastoderm of the developing or freshly laid fertile egg stops when

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the temperature of the egg drops below 85 degrees F

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How many pounds of feed is needed to produce a dozen eggs in a typical white shell egg laying operation?

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3.0 to 3.5 pounds

Front 6

Total incubation time of eggs is influenced by

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egg size, storage time, and incubation temperature

Front 7

In terminology describing standard purebred chickens, the word breed refers to

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groups of poultry having the same general shape

Front 8

Avian red bood cells are

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nucleated

Front 9

Which of the following factors improves after induced molting of an older laying flock?

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egg production or rate of lay
shell quality
albumen quality, measured a height
*All of the above factors improve

Front 10

Which of the following is a potential advantage of using cage laying systems for table egg production?

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floor eggs are eliminated
eggs are cleaner
internal parasites are diminished
*All of the above statements are potential advantages

Front 11

Turkey hens are marketed usually at

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16 to 18 weeks of age

Front 12

The uropygial gland is located where the chicken?

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At the rear back and immediately before the main tail feathers

Front 13

Poultry meat and eggs may harbor Salmonella occasionally. As a result, you should cook poultry meat and eggs to what temperatures?

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Poultry meat to an internal emperature of 170 degrees F and eggs to 160 degrees F, or until yolk and white are firm

Front 14

To prepare for a career as a flock or processing plant supervisor in an integrated poultry company requires what level of education typically?

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college degree

Front 15

Which of the following is not true regarding per capita consumption of meat in the US in 2005?

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Poultry meat consumption exceeded the combined consumption of both beef and pork

Front 16

The vaccine to prevent Marek" disease is applied by

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subcutaneous injection

Front 17

Which of the following is accurate for egg laying flocks?

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All of the above conditions of an egg laying flock are accurate

Front 18

Leghorn type production hens reach peak egg production at about what age under proper production conditions?

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between 24 and 30 weeks

Front 19

The recommended floor space for brooding egg laying pullets reared on the floor is

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1 square foot per bird

Front 20

Which of the following is the recommended minimum floor space for tom turkey poults from 43 days of age to market?

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5 square foot per bird

Front 21

Which of the following incubator conditions have been established as best for yielding good chick hatch rates?

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Set with the small (pointed) end down, and turned hourly through 45 degree either side of the vertical

Front 22

Which of the following is the general hover set temperature of a starting house for turkey poults?

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90 degree F to 95 degree F at floor level under the brooder and a room temperature of 75 degree F when the poults arrive

Front 23

Which of the following statements is true regarding evaporative cooling?

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Evaporative cooling systems are more effective with lower humidity than with higher humidity

Front 24

In the interest of welfare and good management, the Animal Welfare Code of Practice recommended by the Farm Animal Welfare Council is that no time should live weight of the broilers being grown per square foot of floor space exceed how many pounds in a controlled envionment house?

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7 pounds

Front 25

If you use the drinking water to vaccinate a flock of broiler breeders en masse, you should consider which of the following conditions?

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All of the above conditions should be considered.

Front 26

The correct brooder heat setting should be determined by which of the following
conditions?

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temperature and chick behavior

Front 27

How much of the upper beak should be removed?

Back 27

1/2

Front 28

Broilers usually get hour(s) of darkness each day.

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1

Front 29

What regulates sugar metabolism in the body?

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insulin

Front 30

In 2000 about % of poultry meat produced was exported to other countries

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16

Front 31

Death results when dehydration reaches % of body fluid.

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20

Front 32

Most poultry vaccines are administered through the .

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water

Front 33

During hot temperatures, birds need water minutes of every hour.

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20

Front 34

A good leghorn hen will produce eggs per year

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285-310

Front 35

Hen turkeys are marketed at
weeks

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16

Front 36

The primary function of the
is fecal storage and reabsorption of water

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large intestine

Front 37

The shedding of old feathers is known as

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molt

Front 38

Egg production will
if the laying house is too cold

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decrease

Front 39

When starting a flock of market broiler chickens, it is recommended that pre-heating the house should begin hours prior to chick arrival.

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24 to 36

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Grit is fed at a rate of 1 Ib. per birds.

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100

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Sperm cells can survive for several in the hens body.

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weeks

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Pullets begin laying days after light stimulation.

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21-28

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Adding sugar to drinking water will help stressed chicks

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true

Front 44

Reduce temperature on chicks degrees per week until it reaches 65-70 degrees

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5

Front 45

The axial feather is located on the

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wing

Front 46

Incorrect setter loading can lead to egg temperature variations

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true

Front 47

The US poultry industry consists of

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all of the above

Front 48

Broilers are sexed

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feather

Front 49

Egg transmission is the "major mode of transmission" for which of the following
diseases?

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mycoplasmosis

Front 50

Beak trimming, if done properly is

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permanent

Front 51

Which of the following statements is most correct?

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Evaporative cooling works effectively in most of the United States.

Front 52

Some consumerss prefer to buy table eggs with brown shells. Brown-shelled eggs are usually more expensive because

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they are produced by birds that are less efficient than White Leghorns.

Front 53

A sick chicken is exhibiting several major gross symptoms: Lesions on skin in mouth
accompanied by a drop in egg production. Which of the following diseases cause
poultry to display the symptoms described?

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Fowl Pox

Front 54

Which of the following statements about poultry processing is most correct?

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Inspection of poultry is mandatory

Front 55

In turkey grow-out operations

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male and female poults are separated and taken to separate grow-out farms.

Front 56

A bird's body has natural resistance or immunity to infection. Compared to turkeys, chickens' reduced susceptibility to blackhead is related to immunity.

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Inherited immunity

Front 57

Which of the following statements is not accurate regarding the air sacs of a bird?

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The air sacs have intense areas and concentrations of blood vessels.

Front 58

The peak times of chick embryo mortality during incubation occur when?

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day 4 and 18

Front 59

Which federal agency has primary responsibility through the Poultry Product Inspection Act to regulate poultry processing?

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Front 60

How many pounds of feed per dozen eggs produced would be required in a typical egg laying operation?

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3 to 3.5 pounds of feed

Front 61

The table egg industry includes egg laying operations, pullet rearing operations, and . farms that produce eggs from which egg laying pullets are obtained.

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breeder

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When analyzed, poultry manures are often found to contain from 1% to 2.5% nitrogen. Which of the following factors is the reason these values should not be used to determine fertilizer application rates?

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Nitrogen volatilizes and may be lost during storage

Front 63

Which of the following statements about evaporative cooling pads is most correct?

Back 63

Evaporate colling pads function best if the pad is supplied with more water than is actually evaporated

Front 64

In a poultry building, too much air flow during cold weather results in a wet building, because:

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the cold air flowing through the building does not have time to warm up and pick up much moisture.

Front 65

Which of the following poultry manures contains more calcium?

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egg layer

Front 66

Key ingredients for successful aerobic composting include proper carbon to nitrogen ratio, proper moisture content and adequate oxygen. What is considered proper
moisture content of the mixture to be composted?

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40% to 50%

Front 67

Waste collection in poultry operations include which of the following methods?

Back 67

All of the above answers are waste collection methods

Front 68

Disease control measures (biosecurity) include which of the following practices?

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All of the above answers are disease control practices

Front 69

In a newly fertilized egg, the small white structure on the yolk's surface is the

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blastoderm

Front 70

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the anatomy and physiology of avians?

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Avian red blood cells are nucleated

Front 71

The function of the ingulvies is to

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store and soften food

Front 72

In mammals, the pectoral muscles account for less than 1% of the total body weight. However, the pectoral muscles in avians account for to of the total body weight.

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15% to 25%

Front 73

The Genus and species names of the turkey are

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Meleagris gallapavo

Front 74

Storage incubation time.

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increases

Front 75

Which vaccines are the most effective?

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living

Front 76

The skeleton of birds is built for flight because bones are penetrated by air sacs, and
long bones are

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hollow

Front 77

The chicken, turkey, and pheasant belong to the order.

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Galliformes

Front 78

Cervical vertebrae are commonly known as

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neck bones

Front 79

Floor eggs should be used for

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market eggs

Front 80

The most popular turkey is the broad breasted white

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true

Front 81

An unusually large variation in hatch time was reported for eggs from the same farm.
The eggs were placed in the same incubator cabinet at the same time. Which of the
following factors might have caused this outcome?

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uneven pre-warming

Front 82

Rickets caused by lack of of bone, results from a deficiency of calcium,
phosphorus, or vitamin D.

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mineralization

Front 83

A in a broiler breeder is defined as a serious body defect that a bird could transmit to its offspring.

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deformity

Front 84

With good air circulation, it takes eggs 6 hours to reach 73 degrees in an incubator.

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true

Front 85

When using nipple waterers, use nipples per 100 chicks

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10

Front 86

For broiler breeders, increased day length beyond hours of light is of questionable economic benefit

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17

Front 87

Water vapor content is expressed in

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grains

Front 88

Broilers go to the market at the age of weeks.

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6-7

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Most leghorn hens will produce for a month period

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12-14

Front 90

The vent is the external opening into

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cloaca

Front 91

Eggs loose and water through the shell

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carbon dioxide

Front 92

During cleaning, washing a turkey house with high-pressurized water will typically remove at least
_____ percent of the residual microbial contaminants.

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90 to 95

Front 93

Which of the following statements about removing (or "pulling") chicks from a
commercial hatcher is correct?

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Chicks are ready to be removed when most are dry and a few (5%) still have some moisture on the backs of their necks

Front 94

Which of the following is an appropriate performance goal for white egg-strain pullets or hens?

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approximately 1.90 pounds of feed consumed per pound of eggs produced

Front 95

Most economically important breeds of fowl in the US are feathered

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white

Front 96

Egg shells become more brittle near hatching because

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chicks use calcium

Front 97

Which of the following selection criteria is not considered when evaluating broiler breeders for future meat production?

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finish

Front 98

Broilers are marketed at a weight of pounds

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3.5-4.5