WorksheetsAnimal Science EOP Questions
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I have decided to remove a few chickens from my flock due to decreased production. Doing this is referred to as:
a)
Castrating
b)
Culling
c)
Survival of the fittest
d)
Cutability
2.
Chickens have a _________ _______________ and they require __________ hours of light a day to produce eggs.
a)
Photoperiod Requirement; 16
b)
Light Need; 14
c)
Photoperiod Requirement; 14
d)
Photoperiod Requirement; 21
3.
In a commercial egg operation, the female chicken is referred to as a _________ and the most abundant breed is the ___________.
a)
Hen; Cornish Cross
b)
Layer; White Plymouth Rock
c)
Hen; White Plymouth Rock
d)
Layer; White Leghorn
4.
A young male chicken
a)
Rooster
b)
Cockerel
c)
Drake
d)
Tom
5.
A male goose
a)
Gander
b)
Drake
c)
Tom
d)
Poult
6.
Domesticated fowl used for meat and feathers
a)
Chickens
b)
Turkey
c)
Poultry
d)
None of these
7.
Chickens should be provided food and water at all times. The Latin term for this is:
a)
Acer rubrum
b)
Alliwanttoeat
c)
Ad feedum
d)
Ad libitum
8.
When chicks hatch, how old will they have to be to begin laying eggs?
a)
4-6 months
b)
8-10 months
c)
3-4 months
d)
21 months
9.
A chicken used for meat production
a)
Layer
b)
Hen
c)
Rooster
d)
Broiler
10.
Vertical integration is.......
a)
Chicken houses are built taller so chickens can be raised above one another
b)
Feed storage containers hold feed in vertical tanks
c)
A single company owns all aspects of the chicken production operation
d)
A single company owns all of the operation, but contracts out all production aspects like feed production
11.
In meat bird breeds, the most common breed is a Cornish Cross and the breed was created using............
a)
White Plymouth Rock & White Cornish
b)
Mediterranean & Asiatic
c)
Rhode Island Red & White Cornish
d)
Barred Rock & White Plymouth Rock
12.
Chicken feed is normally identified by size. Choose the grouping sized from smallest to largest.
a)
Crumble, Mash, Pellet
b)
Pellet, Mash, Crumble
c)
Mash, Crumble, Pellet
d)
Mash, Pellet, Crumble
13.
A chicken grown for meat is known as a _____________ and is grown to a weight of ______________.
a)
Layer; 4-7 lbs
b)
Broiler; 10-12 lbs.
c)
Layer; 3-5 lbs.
d)
Broiler; 4-7 lbs.
14.
__________% of chicken is sold as a ____________ carcass.
a)
10%; processed
b)
10%; cut up
c)
10%; partial
d)
10%; whole
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