Poultry CDE Exam 1

1. Poultry CDE Exam 1 Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office, January 2006 To accompany the Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Go to Last Slide for Directions

2. Eggs Poultry Operations All About Broilers A Chicken & Its Parts Pot Luck 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

3. Topic 1 for 1 Question: Ninety percent of all table eggs are commercially produced by caged hens in large houses. True or False? Check Your Answer

4. Topic 1 for 1 Answer: True Back to the Game Board

5. Topic 1 for 2 • Question: What is a commercial egg laying operation's major purpose? • Produce fertile eggs for hatching • B. Produce eggs for Easter and other holidays. • C. To produce infertile eggs (table eggs) for human consumption. Check Your Answer

6. Topic 1 for 2 Answer:(C.) To produce infertile eggs (table eggs) for human consumption. Back to the Game Board

7. Topic 1 for 3 Question: How is percent hatchability is calculated? Check Your Answer

8. Topic 1 for 3 Answer: Dividing the number of eggs that hatch as live chicks by the number of non-fertile eggs set. Back to the Game Board

9. Topic 1 for 4 • Question: What is the normal average incubation time for chicken eggs? • 28 days • B. 21 days • C. 17 days Check Your Answer

10. Topic 1 for 4 Answer: (B.) 21 days Back to the Game Board

11. Topic 1 for 5 Question: On a breeder hen farm floor eggs should be separated from the nest eggs because A. they are dirty. B. nest eggs are cleaner. C. floor eggs suppress hatchability. Check Your Answer

12. Topic 1 for 5 Answer: (C.) floor eggs suppress hatchability. Back to the Game Board

13. Topic 2 for 1 Question: A caged hen operation does not provide a steady cash flow. True or False? Check Your Answer

14. Topic 2 for 1 Answer: False Back to the Game Board

15. Topic 2 for 2 Question: In an integrated poultry company, the company provides A. birds and supervision. B. medication. C. feed. D. all of the above Check Your Answer

16. Topic 2 for 2 Answer: (D.) all of the above Back to the Game Board

17. Topic 2 for 3 Question: Poultry processing plants now produce chicken meat in the form of hams, patties, tenders, nuggets, frankfurters, bologna, "hot wings", etc. These products are referred to as: Check Your Answer

18. Topic 2 for 3 Answer: value-added products. Back to the Game Board

19. Topic 2 for 4 Question: Broiler breeder operations are less labor intensive than market broiler operations. True or False? Check Your Answer

20. Topic 2 for 4 Answer: False Back to the Game Board

21. Topic 2 for 5 Question: Commercial poultry production in the United States consists primarily of A. commercial egg laying operations. B. pullet growing operations. C. market turkey producers. D. all of the above Check Your Answer

22. Topic 2 for 5 Answer: (D.) all of the above Back to the Game Board

23. Topic 3 for 1 • Question: In a broiler breeder operation female lines are bred for • large meaty breasts. • egg production and quality of egg shell and contents. • C. long and extended necks. Check Your Answer

24. Topic 3 for 1 Answer: (B.)egg production and quality of egg shell and contents. Back to the Game Board

25. Topic 3 for 2 Question: There is a general trend towards the use of nipple drinkers in broiler houses. Birds should always have to: A. stoop down to drink. B. reach up slightly to drink. C. drink out of mud holes. Check Your Answer

26. Topic 3 for 2 Answer: (B.)reach up slightly to drink. Back to the Game Board

27. Topic 3 for 3 Question: The recommended amount of protein in a Starter broiler ration is 21.5%. Should the protein level be higher or lower in a Grower ration? Check Your Answer

28. Topic 3 for 3 Answer: Lower Back to the Game Board

29. Topic 3 for 4 Question: In broiler breeder production, lighting programs in conjunction with the body weight and feeding programs are responsible for the birds (male or female) sexual development.True or False? Check Your Answer

30. Topic 3 for 4 Answer: True Back to the Game Board

31. Topic 3 for 5 Question: A market broiler normally reaches 3.5 to 4.5 pounds in how many weeks? A. 3 weeks B. 6-7 weeks C. 10 weeks Check Your Answer

32. Topic 3 for 5 Answer: (B.) 6-7 weeks Back to the Game Board

33. Topic 4 for 1 Question: Serving as secondary sex characteristics these parts help regulate the birds body temperature. What are these parts? Check Your Answer

34. Topic 4 for 1 Answer: Comb and wattles Back to the Game Board

35. Topic 4 for 2 • Question: The skeletal system of birds is built for: • A. Producing meat • B. Producing eggs • C. Flight • D. Longevity Check Your Answer

36. Topic 4 for 2 Answer: (C.) Flight Back to the Game Board

37. Topic 4 for 3 Question: Twenty five day old birds are vaccinated for Newcastle (B1) through drinking water.True or False? Check Your Answer

38. Topic 4 for 3 Answer: True Back to the Game Board

39. Topic 4 for 4 • Question: The body temperature of broilers is: • A. 105° F to 107˚ F • B. 92˚ F to 95˚ F • C. 140˚ F to 150˚ F Check Your Answer

40. Topic 4 for 4 Answer: (A.)105° F to 107˚ F Back to the Game Board

41. Topic 4 for 5 Question: This part of the bird serves as the birds “teeth”. Check Your Answer

42. Topic 4 for 5 Answer: Gizzard Back to the Game Board

43. Topic 5 for 1 Question: Regulating moisture in a poultry house is an important function of a ventilation system. True or False? Check Your Answer

44. Topic 5 for 1 Answer: True Back to the Game Board

45. Topic 5 for 2 Question: Chickens and turkeys are more sensitive to the red portion of the light spectrum than to the blue portion. True or False? Check Your Answer

46. Topic 5 for 2 Answer: True Back to the Game Board

47. Topic 5 for 3 • Question: In a chicken, what special senses are highly developed? • A. Smell • B. Sight • C. Hearing • D. B and C Check Your Answer

48. Topic 5 for 3 Answer: (D.) B and C Back to the Game Board

49. Topic 5 for 4 Question: Chickens have legs and toes adapted for running and scratching. True or False? Check Your Answer

50. Topic 5 for 4 Answer: True Back to the Game Board