POULTRY INDUSTRY PRODUCTION SEGMENTS

What are the two main objectives of the commercial poultry industry in the United States?

• Breeding show birds and ornamental fowl

• Production of table eggs and meat products

• Feed milling and chick hatching

• Exporting genetic material and feathers

What is the term for a business system where breeding, growing, and processing are controlled by one company?

• Diversification

• Vertical integration

• Cross-coordination

• Market cooperation

In the poultry industry, what is the purpose of contract arrangements between companies and growers?

• Ensure independent competition

• Coordinate production and maintain consistency

• Allow farmers to set their own prices

• Avoid government regulation

What type of eggs are produced by the table egg industry?

• Fertile hatching eggs

• Infertile eggs for human consumption

• Specialty eggs only

• Broiler breeder eggs

Which bird strain dominates U.S. commercial egg production?

• Cornish cross

• White Leghorn

• Rhode Island Red

• New Hampshire

What is the purpose of egg breeder farms?

• Produce table eggs

• Produce fertile hatching eggs for pullet replacement

• Raise hens for meat

• Process shell eggs

Cockerels (males) are not needed in table egg production because:

• They eat too much feed

• Table eggs are infertile

• They cannot lay eggs

• Both B and C

Pullet farms raise birds from hatchlings until about:

• 8 weeks

• 12 weeks

• 16–17 weeks

• 25 weeks

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What is the main management goal of pullet growers?

• Increase body fat for meat

• Produce healthy pullets that maximize future egg production

• Shorten growth time for earlier laying

• Increase the size of table eggs

What is the typical feed-to-egg ratio for table egg operations?

• 1 lb feed per dozen eggs

• 2–3 lbs feed per dozen eggs

• 3.0–3.5 lbs feed per dozen eggs

• 5 lbs feed per dozen eggs