Poultry Judging Practice Quiz - 2021

What is the name of the portion of the digestive system that secretes hydrochloric acid?

• gizzard

• proventriculus

• crop

• duodenum

In egg laying operations, production goals are to gather _____________ eggs per hen housed for an 80-week laying period

• 250

• 300

• 350

• 380

A turkey hen marketed at 16 weeks of age usually weighs about  ________ pounds.

• 16

• 18 

• 20 

• 23 

Which is NOT an area of specialization in the poultry industry.

• Veterinarian

• Parasitologist

• Equipment designer

• None of the above

Chickens belong to which taxonomic FAMILY?

• Aves

• Gallus gallus

• Chordata

• Phasianidae

What day of incubation do feathers start forming?

• 2

• 5

• 9

• 12

The function of the ____________ muscle is to elevate the wing.

• Coccygis

• Trapezium

• Pectoralis major

• Pectoralis minor

Avian lungs are different compared to mammals because they…

• Expand and contract twice as fast.

• Terminate in “blind-ended” alveoli.

• Do NOT expand and contract.

• Are embedded in the gizzard.

During egg formation in laying hens, the eggs spends _________ minutes in the ___________ when forming the two shell membranes.

• 15 minutes; Infundibulum

• 15 minutes; Isthmus

• 75 minutes; Isthmus

• 75 minutes; Infundibulum

Which hormone inhibits ovary function and stimulates broodiness in hens?

• Prolactin

• Luteinizing hormone

• Oxytocin

• Follicle stimulating hormone