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What are some of the functions of litter in a poultry house? (2)   show
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show Skip a day for weight gain control (restricted)  
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T/F: Incandescent lights are more efficient (lumens per watt) than fluorescent lights   show
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T/F: Laying hens lay the majority of their eggs before noon   show
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show False  
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show True  
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T/F: "Conventional" poulty houses have fans for ventilation and artificial light for all of the bird's light requirements   show
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T/F: Laying hens require 0.5 to one foot candles of light for sexual stimulation   show
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T/F: Pelleted feeds are routinely feds to broilers, meat-type turkeys and leghorn laying hens.   show
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show True  
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show True  
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If your replacement pullets hatch July 1st, there is no need for a lighting program to control sexual development   show
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If you are vaccinating chickens in the United States that will live to adulthood, you must include the following diseases in the vaccination program.   show
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This is a disease vaccine that must be administered at the hatchery. The vaccine is stored in liquid nitrogen.   show
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The vaccine for what must be administered by the wing web method Stay away from the face.   show
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What are the 5 critical factors that we must provide for in a commercial incubator?   show
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show Low Disease Transmission  
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show FIND ANSWER  
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The following are examples of performance traits that are controlled by genetics in the White Leghorn Chicken:   show
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When your newly hatched chickens came out of the incubator, the moisture loss was only 10%. What will happen to the chicks?   show
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A "standard filler flat" holds ___ eggs.   show
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A ______ is a male turkey of any age.   show
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show Hybrid Vigor  
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The _______ joint is located at the junction of the shank (metatarsus) and the drumstick (tibia).   show
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What are some of the advantages of raising replacement pullets in cages that have led most farmers to choose cage over floor housing systems?   show
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Your farm is battling a severe cannibalism problem. What are some of the possible triggers (causes) of the cannibalism problem?   show
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You are getting ready to select the best strain of White Leghorn for your ranch/ business. What are of some of the genetically controlled traits   show
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A _________ poultry house which has 2 levels, the upper level is for the birds and the lower level is for manure storage.   show
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show Hybrid Vigor  
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Litter has more than one function. What are some of the functions:   show
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show gobbler  
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show Hock  
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_______ is the physical form of feed fed to laying birds. Large particle size limestone and oyster shell can only be included in form of feed.   show
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show Where eggs are marketed, restaurant or supermarket is dependent on size of egg and haugh unit score  
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T/F: White leghorn pullets are fed three rations in the 0-18 week period.. 1. Starter 2. Grower and 3. Finisher   show
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T/F: Leakers (eggs) can be used for further processing.   show
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show True  
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T/F: Foster Farrns is known as ail *integrated* poultry company because it uses a combination of white comish chickens and dark comish chickens.   show
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T/F: The turkey industry uses the terms "tom" and "hen", respectively, to refer to males and females of any age.   show
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T/F: Adding additional salt to the ration may help reduce cannibalism, but it might also adversely effect egg shell quality.   show
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T/F: "Specs" is a cannibalism control device which is not used in the commercial broiler, egg and turkey industries, but is often used for pheasants raised for sport.   show
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show True  
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T/F: Male and female turkeys are sent to the processing plant at the same age approximately 19 weeks of age.   show
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T/F: In the egg candling lab, you used five observations to assign a grade to each egg. What were some of those observations?   show
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T/F: Evaporative cooling to cool birds works well in all geographic regions including high humidity areas like the southeastern portion of the U.S.   show
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show False  
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show True  
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show True  
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show True  
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Turkey eggs will incubate in 35 eggs.   show
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T/F: Approx. 3/4 of all turkeys are further processed (past whole body)   show
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T/F: The "finisher" ration is the last feed fed to broilers, turkeys and White Leghorn replacement pullets.   show
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T/F: A High rise chicken house is usually 10 stories tall with birds housed on all levels of the building.   show
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show True  
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T/F: Approximately fifty percent of all eggs are further processed (Out of the shell)   show
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T/F: When one percent oyster shell is added to the ration, the calcium level will increase by .38 percent   show
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show False (6 weeks)  
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show False (Gumboro)  
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show True  
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show True  
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_______ are a physical form of feed prepared by first pelleting a mash feed and then crushing the pellets into a granular consistency.   show
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show Cornish Game Hen  
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show dubbing  
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show Last feed fed, high fat/calories for "finish"  
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show 11.5%  
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show uses heat from older eggs to warm younger eggs=reduces power bill  
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When fertile eggs are held at a temperature above ___ degrees F., cell division will occur.   show
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Fertilized turkey eggs require ____ days to hatch (setter and hatcher combined)   show
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show 1. Comb Regression 2. Round shaped vent 3. Xanthophyll Pigment in Face/vent 4. Molting  
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show Open it up!  
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When the moisture loss during incubation is too low, the chicks will:   show
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Birds are 30 weeks old. ______ is the best indicator that one bird has laid more eggs than the other birds.   show
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show 1. Shell Quality 2. Defects 3. Yolk Shadow 4. Shell cleanliness  
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show False  
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T/F: "Evaporative cooling" is not an effective method of cooling poultry in areas of the U.S. where the relative humidity is very high in summer months   show
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show True  
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T/F: Research has shown that it is absolutely essential to turn eggs at lease once each other to attain maximum (%) hatchability.   show
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T/F: A "photocell" is a devise that increases and decreases the light output from incandesecent light bulbs   show
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show False  
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show True  
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show True  
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show True  
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show False  
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T/F: The longest day (most hours of light) occurs in the month of June.   show
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The broiler industry produces three whole body birds: Cornish game hen, fryer, and _________.   show
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show Starter  
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_________ and __________ are ingredients that can be used to supply xanthophyll pigment.   show
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The broiler and turkey industries use pelleted feeds. Briefly tell me one reason they use pelleted feeds.   show
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show Straight run.  
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Under ideal conditions, there should be a ____ week spread between vaccination procedures.   show
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If a disease is ________ in your geographic location, that means that the disease is prevalent there and you should vaccinate.   show
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A one percent change in the supply of eggs will result in a ___ cents per dozen change in the price a farmer receives for their eggs.   show
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show 1. Overhead (above birds) 2. Less Disease  
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show The birds are too light/heavy--body weight  
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T/F: The eye drop method is the most effective and safest method of administering fowl pox vaccine.   show
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show True  
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show False  
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Name the disease associated: Virus, vaccine available, egg transmitted. "Crazy chick" disease and "epidemic tremor". Cataracts and severe egg production drop in older birds.   show
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show Merek's  
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show Newcastle  
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show Viral Arthritis  
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show Coccidiosis  
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show LT  
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Name the disease associated: Bacterial disease that affects many systems. Most often associated with turkeys because of "bell" watering systems.   show
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show Fowl Pox  
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show M.g.  
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show Gumburo  
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show Coryza  
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show 1. wholesomeness 2. appearance 3.,4.,5., FIND ANSWERS  
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_______ is a poor choice of a grain (energy source) if you want to produce a yellow bodied broiler or a dark yellow/orange egg yolk.   show
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show corn  
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show Bronchitis  
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Under ideal conditions, there should be a __ week interval between vaccine administrations.   show
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show tail and the tip of the wing  
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What are the advantages of nipple watering systems that have led the poultry industry to switch to their use with the exception of growing turkeys.   show
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T/F: Chicken carcasses with feathers (1 or more) longer than 1/2 can not be graded, "A", etc. They must be sent back for "additional processing."   show
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show False  
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T/F: Symptoms: leg paralysis (one leg forward, one leg back) and tumors throughout the body. Diagnosis: Marek's Disease.   show
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T/F: Infectious Bursal disease interferes with the immune response (AIDS like) in infected birds.   show
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show True  
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show 4  
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show 1. Carcass Protection 2. Water Absorption 3. Temperature Regulation  
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Flies prefer to lay their eggs in organic matter (ie feces or feed) is approximately ____ moisture content.   show
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A poultry building that uses all artificial light and uses fans to provide for ventilation is called a _________ house.   show
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What are some of the reasons for classifying an egg as a "loss"?   show
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Poultry are either grown within a building (confinement or they are grown on the ________.   show
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Provide an example of a specific type of poultry or stage of a bird's life where feed restriction would be necessary?   show
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show Pellets  
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If the supply of eggs available to the market drops by one percent, the price a farmer receives for their eggs usually increases by ___ cents per dozen.   show
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The stock solution will contain water, vaccine, and _____.   show
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show L.T.  
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Chicks have "crazy chick disease" or "Star gazing". Diagnosis:   show
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This respiratory disease has been economically devastating through the years to both the chicken and turkey industry because it affects their air sacs and causes high condemnation rates. Diagnosis:   show
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show False  
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T/F: Coryza is a bacterial disease that causes extreme swelling of the head and face.   show
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show False  
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T/F: Intermittent lighting of laying hens may prevent the egg size from becoming too large.   show
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T/F: Linoleic acid is one of the essential amino acids.   show
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show True  
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show True  
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show True  
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Define vertical integration. What happened when a poultry company expands vertically? Provide examples.   show
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show 3  
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show M.g.  
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show Coccidiosis  
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Name the disease: Virus disease that causes scab-like lesions. Only wing-web vaccination is effective.   show
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Name the disease: Viral disease that affects the brain. "Epidemic tremor" "star gazing" "Crazy Chick"   show
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show 1. Shell Quality 2. Shell Color 3. Egg Size 4. Forgiveness  
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T/F: Forgiveness is when management makes an error (ie feed or water problems) will this bird recover quickly or remain out of production.   show
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show W36  
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show 1. Haugh units 2.Bloods 3. Meat spots  
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show True  
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When water vaccinating: the stock solution should be consumed with ___hours.   show
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show True  
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show False (21), Turkeys require 28 days  
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show True  
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show 1. Weight loss 2. Chick's ability to get out of the shell  
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show 21%  
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show 1. egg shell quality 2. temperature 3. length of storage  
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show M.g.  
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show False  
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Coccidiosis can be controlled by feeding a coccidiostat, ______________ or _____________.   show
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What are three factors inherent in your company/facility?   show
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A case of large eggs contains   show
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A _________ is an egg that has a crack in the shell but no tear in the shell membranes, therefore, none of the eggs contents are leaking.   show
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show Clutch  
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show Supplemental Heat  
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When a female becomes _________ prolactin is released from her pituitary gland resulting in changes to her anatomy, physiology and psychology.   show
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show Lysine  
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When turkeys are artificially inseminated, the female is inseminated how often? the male?   show
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show AE  
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show Newcastle and AE  
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show Placing birds in cages or vaccinating in the feed at 4 days of age.  
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show Fish meal and blood meal  
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show Fowl Pox  
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What is typically true of "marco minerals"?   show
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show False (vent?)  
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T/F: The commercial poultry industry stores Marek's disease vaccine in liquid nitrogen and administers the vaccine at the hatchery.   show
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T/F: Broiler breeders will have their feed intake restricted from the fourth week of their life until they reach the end of their useful life.   show
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show True  
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T/F: To attain good performance, poultry rations must contain the following vitamins: A, B, C, D, E, and K.   show
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show True  
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T/F: Rations for laying hens contain more calories per pound than rations fed to meat-type turkeys.   show
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T/F: The "Crude Protein" content of a feed ingredient is a better indicator of nutritional value for poultry than the "amino acid profile".   show
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show True  
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T/F: The egg shell is produced in the uterus.   show
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show True  
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show False  
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show Ad Lib  
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show Methionine  
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_____________ is an example of an amino acid that is produced in large enough quantities at a low enough price that is used in poultry rations as a nearly pure feed ingredient.   show
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_____________ is the number one vegetable protein supplement most often used in poultry rations.   show
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When a female chicken "bleaches", she will lose the xanthophyll (yellow) pigment in her ________ first and the tops of her toes last.   show
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A _____________ house is a building that contains the necessary appliances to provide supplemental heat for chicks, poults and ducklings.   show
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A half case (cube) will contain ____________ eggs.   show
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An egg that has a hair-line crack in the shell but is not leaking is a called a ____________   show
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show less than  
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__________ are a physical form of feed prepared by first pelleting a mash and then crushing the pellets into a granular consistency.   show
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Cal Poly is a ____________ for foster farms. We take care of their birds. For a fee, we provide our facility, student labor and electricity.   show
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What is a characteristic of a "starter" ration?   show
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To avoid giving birds fowl pox, they must have the vaccine administered by the ______________ method of administration.   show
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show 1. Newcastle 2. AE  
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show Crude Protein  
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show We dont want them to have a finish  
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show macro is fed as a percentage of the ration, not a proportion.  
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Under what circumstances would you price out a feed ingredient?   show
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show 1. Widens pelvic spread 2. Female feathering (rounded)  
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show false  
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T/F: A properly formulated broiler "starter" contains more crude protein than a turkey starter.   show
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show True  
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T/F: Fat (vegetable oil) contains approximately 1550 calories per pound.   show
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T/F: "Finisher" rations contain more calories per pound and a lower percent crude protein than "starter" rations.   show
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T/F: The "gross energy" value of a feed is a poor indicator of the feeding value of that substance, especially when fed to poultry.   show
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T/F: Meat and Bone meal is not only a good source of protein but it contains calcium as well as phosphorous.   show
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T/F: Poultry raised on the floor have a slightly lower dietary requirement for Vitamin B and Vitamin K.   show
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T/F: If the ceca were surgically removed, the growth rate of poultry, especially those kept in cages, would be significantly reduced.   show
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show True  
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show Cornish Game Hen  
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____________ is a term commonly applied to the loss of of yellow pigment from the skin and other external body parts of female chickens following the onset of lay.   show
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show All in All out  
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A _____________ is a device used in poultry house to provide supplemental heat.   show
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show 1. decreased egg size 2. decreased power bill 2. calming effect on birds  
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show 1. increase power bill 2. increase cannibalism  
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A ____________ is a device that will turn off the lights at sunup and turn the lights on at sundown.   show
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show 1. flight 2. carcass protection  
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show Proventriculus  
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You could surgically remove the _____________ of domesticated poultry and have very little effect on the digestion/absorption of food.   show
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show 1. Shell Quality 2. Yolk Shadow 3. Defects 4. Air cell depth  
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T/F: The daylength for replacement pullets should be increased from zero to 18 weeks of age to stimulate early egg production.   show
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show True  
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show False  
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T/F: Poultry lay the majority of their eggs after the noon hour.   show
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show True  
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T/F: If you purchase a 130 volt rated incandescent bulb in a 120 volt power source, the useful life of the bulb will be increased significantly.   show
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show False  
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T/F: The urinary system of a poultry contains two tri-lobed kidneys and two ureters which terminate in the "cloaca"   show
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T/F: The egg shell is manufactured in the magnum.   show
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show True  
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show False  
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show start #-end #/ start #  
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How do you calculate avg. body weight?   show
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How do you calculate feed conversion?   show
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The __________ ration is fed after the starter and prior to the developer or finisher ration.   show
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show Gobbler  
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_________________ is the term given to the better performance achieved when crossing two different strains of broiler breeders   show
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The ________ is the joint located between the foot and the drumstick   show
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show Distilled.  
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What are 2 disease that cause damage to the both the respiratory and the female reproductive system?   show
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List 4 factors that have caused the consumption of broilers to more than triple in the last 40 years:   show
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The production of poultry is greatest in the _____ region of the US.   show
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show 1. improved health perception 2. fast food  
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Conception takes place in the __________(section of the oviduct).   show
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show Panting  
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show 1. urethra 2. bladder  
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Chickens in the _______ class have feathers on their shanks. These feathers extend all the way to the ground.   show
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show 1. They lack a diaphragm to aid in respiration 2. they have 9 air sacs  
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What happens when the ovarian follicle does not tear along the stigma (suture)?   show
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show 1. Life style changes 2. Health concerns (cholesterol)  
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show crop and gizzard  
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show The testis are inside the body. the semen is heat tolerant.  
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A day old turkey is called a ________.   show
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show Spent fowl  
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show False  
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show False  
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T/F: In both male and female chickens, testosterone causes the comb and wattle to grow   show
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show False  
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T/F: The end products of the repro, digestive and urinary systems all flow into an anatomical structure called the cloaca.   show
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T/F: When chickens and turkeys are processed, the kidneys are not removed from the body cavity.   show
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show True  
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show False  
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show True  
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show True  
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show True  
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T/F: The hen-housed production rate is always a higher percentage than the hen-day production rate.   show
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show False  
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show Broiler, Cornish Game Hen, Roaster  
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What are 4 further processed products?   show
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show Decreased Risk  
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show Increased flexibility and could use money elsewhere  
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show Per bird, Per pound, Per week  
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Time required for growing broilers.   show
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Meat Birds get 4 rations. What are they?   show
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What are the 2 different types of feeders?   show
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2 different types of watering systems?   show
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show Genetics, Shell Quality  
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