FFA Poultry Quiz 3

Because larger eggs take longer to incubate, ___ minutes extra incubation time is needed for each 0.1 ounce of egg weight above 2.1 ounces.

• 30
• 60
• 90
• 120

Broiler breeder males can be successfully grown with females following:

• achievement of a body weight above the female of 40 to 50%
• the females becoming adequately started to allow equity of frame size
• caponization
• adequate light stimulation

The performance goal for a typical white-egg laying hen during the lay period is about ___ pounds of feed per dozen eggs produced.

• 3.13 to 3.30
• 1.9 to 2.0
• 3.95 to 4.25
• 1.85 to 1.90

During a period of excessive heat, the decision was made to increase the floor space for market tom turkeys from 3.5 square feet per turkey to 4 square feet per turkey in a barn that is 50 feet wide and 400 feet long. This increase in floor space would result in approximately what percentage reduction in the number of turkeys in the barn?

• 12.5
• 14.3
• 20
• 87.5

Which of the following segments of the alimentary canal contain cells that secrete gastric juices containing hydrochloric acid and the enzyme pepsin?

• proventriculus
• jejunum
• small intestine
• cecum

Quick response to a disease outbreak by the poultry producer can reduce losses. Other than isolation and quarantine, what is considered the first and most important step when responding to a disease outbreak?

• proper identification of the cause
• process all birds
• treat with electrolytes and vitamins
• treat with a broad spectrum antibiotic

The withdrawal period from feed and water is necessary because it:

• helps to clear feed from the bird's intestines, thus reducing carcass contamination during processing.
• helps the birds adjust to a new environment.
• helps to reduce antibiotic residue in the bird's muscle tissue.
• all of these

When a fertilized egg passes through the oviduct, cell division occurs and the _____ may contain an estimated 15,000 to 16,000 cells at the time of lay.

• blastoderm
• blastodisc
• ectoderm
• none of these

Fertility is expressed as the percent of all eggs that are fertile, and hatchability of fertile eggs is expressed as the percentage of fertile eggs set that produce live chicks. I If 5,150 total eggs were set, 4,180 chicks hatched, and the hatchability of fertile eggs was 88%, how many fertile eggs were there, and what was the percent fertility?

• 4,750 fertile eggs set, 92.2% fertility
• 4,750 fertile eggs set, 95.0% fertility
• 3,678 fertile eggs set, 81.2% fertility
• 4,532 fertile eggs set, 95.0% fertility

Following shackling, stunning, and killing, the order of processing steps is:

• bleeding, scalding and defeathering, eviscerating, inspecting, and chilling
• scalding and defeathering, bleeding, inspecting, eviscerating, and chilling
• bleeding, scalding and defeathering, eviscerating, grading, and chilling
• scalding and defeathering, bleeding, eviscerating, and chilling