AGR 1350 Final Exam Review (Poultry) Test Bank
Questions and Answers.
What is poultry and what are some examples?
They are domesticated birds bred in captivity to create products of value to humans (comercially bred
and raised)
- Chickens
- Ducks
- Turkeys
- Geese
- Quail
- Pheasants
- Pigeons
- Guinea fowl
- Ostriches, emus and rheas
What kingdom is poultry?
Animalia
What phylum is poultry?
Cordata
What subphylum is poultry, and what does it means?
Vertebrata (vertebrates)
What class is poultry and what does it mean?
pg. 1
,Aves (means avian species)
What order are turkeys, chickens, quails, pheasants, and guineas under?
Galliformes
What order are waterfowl under? And what does waterfowl mean/include?
- Waterfowl are under the order Anseriformes
- Waterfowl includes birds such as ducks, geese and other large aquatic birds
What birds are most produced in Canada?
- Chickens for meat and eggs
- Turkeys for meat
- Ducks for meat and eggs
- Quail/fowls
How long does it take a bird to reach market weight?
In under 40 days, 5-6 weeks
What kind of production system has to be maintained to secure the supply chain?
Integrated production systmes
How does the integrated production system work?
Breeders make chicks, and then the chicks grow up to lay eggs, or get raised for meat
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,Name the 7 stages of the poultry integration chain?
- Primary breeder farms
- Hatchery
- Breeding flock farm
- Hatchery
- Pullet farms
- Layer farms
- Egg grading/processing
How does supply management work?
- Controls the amount produced and by who
- Controls imports and exports
- Controls price (for farmers and retailers)
List 2 benefits of supply management
- Security for producers
- Security for consumers
List 2 drawbacks of supply management
- Limited access to world market
- Limited competition for retailers and consumers
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, List 4 federal marketing boards
- Egg farmers of Canada
- Chicken farmers of Canada
- The Canadian hatching egg producers
- Turkey farmers of Canada
List 4 provincial marketing boards
- Egg farmers of Ontario
- Chicken farmers of Ontario
- Ontario broiler hatching egg and chick commission
- Turkey farmers of Ontario
What percentage of the federal quota is in Ontario?
35.7%
What percentage of the federal quota is in Quebec?
20%
What percentage of the federal quota is in the western provinces and northwest territories?
36.8%
What percentage of the federal quota is in the atlantic provinces?
7.1%
pg. 4
Questions and Answers.
What is poultry and what are some examples?
They are domesticated birds bred in captivity to create products of value to humans (comercially bred
and raised)
- Chickens
- Ducks
- Turkeys
- Geese
- Quail
- Pheasants
- Pigeons
- Guinea fowl
- Ostriches, emus and rheas
What kingdom is poultry?
Animalia
What phylum is poultry?
Cordata
What subphylum is poultry, and what does it means?
Vertebrata (vertebrates)
What class is poultry and what does it mean?
pg. 1
,Aves (means avian species)
What order are turkeys, chickens, quails, pheasants, and guineas under?
Galliformes
What order are waterfowl under? And what does waterfowl mean/include?
- Waterfowl are under the order Anseriformes
- Waterfowl includes birds such as ducks, geese and other large aquatic birds
What birds are most produced in Canada?
- Chickens for meat and eggs
- Turkeys for meat
- Ducks for meat and eggs
- Quail/fowls
How long does it take a bird to reach market weight?
In under 40 days, 5-6 weeks
What kind of production system has to be maintained to secure the supply chain?
Integrated production systmes
How does the integrated production system work?
Breeders make chicks, and then the chicks grow up to lay eggs, or get raised for meat
pg. 2
,Name the 7 stages of the poultry integration chain?
- Primary breeder farms
- Hatchery
- Breeding flock farm
- Hatchery
- Pullet farms
- Layer farms
- Egg grading/processing
How does supply management work?
- Controls the amount produced and by who
- Controls imports and exports
- Controls price (for farmers and retailers)
List 2 benefits of supply management
- Security for producers
- Security for consumers
List 2 drawbacks of supply management
- Limited access to world market
- Limited competition for retailers and consumers
pg. 3
, List 4 federal marketing boards
- Egg farmers of Canada
- Chicken farmers of Canada
- The Canadian hatching egg producers
- Turkey farmers of Canada
List 4 provincial marketing boards
- Egg farmers of Ontario
- Chicken farmers of Ontario
- Ontario broiler hatching egg and chick commission
- Turkey farmers of Ontario
What percentage of the federal quota is in Ontario?
35.7%
What percentage of the federal quota is in Quebec?
20%
What percentage of the federal quota is in the western provinces and northwest territories?
36.8%
What percentage of the federal quota is in the atlantic provinces?
7.1%
pg. 4
