Poultry Industry Review

What are chickens raised for their meat?

• Layers

• Broilers

• Pheasant

• Geese

What are ropelike structures inside an egg that hold the yolk in the center of the egg?

• Albumen

• Chalazae

• Yolk

• Germinal Disk

What is the process of poultry casting off old feathers before a new growth occurs?

• Candling

• Muscling

• Cannibilism

• Molting

What is a substance that develops into white or albumen of the egg?

• Mucin

• Yolk

• Chalazae

• Germinal Disk

What is the habit of some birds in a poultry flock of repeatedly pecking and clawing other birds in the flock, often causing injury and death?

• Candling

• Muscling

• Cannibilism

• Molting

Young hens are called

• Roosters

• Layers

• Pullets

• Heifers

What is the part of the oviduct of a bird located between the infundiblum and the isthmus? This is where the albumin of the egg is produced.

• Mucin

• Yolk

• Chalazae

• Magnum

A chicken raised primarily for egg production is called

• Layers

• Broilers

• Pheasant

• Geese

What is the female organ that produces the egg and certain hormones?

• Ovary

• Testicle

• Uterus

• Chloaca

What is the use of light shined through an egg to determine defects in the egg?

• Candling

• Muscling

• Cannibilism

• Molting