ASC 340 exam 1 with correct answers 2024.

Condition of the palate of birds that makes it impossible for them to swallow water - ANSWER-crest Lymphoid organ of birds important for the production of T-cells - ANSWER-thymus Term for the release of a yolk from the ovary - ANSWER-ovulation While chickens and turkeys have a beak, waterfowl have a - ANSWER-bill Largest part of the oviduct where the albumen is added - ANSWER-magnum Digestive organ that acts as the bird's teeth - ANSWER-gizzard Term for all the feathers found on a bird - ANSWER-plumage Term meaning single-stomach - ANSWER-monogastric Part of the oviduct responsible for pushing the egg out of the hen - ANSWER-vagina Sex of the chickens with cushion feathers over the back - ANSWER-female Defect in silkie chickens that results in black skin, meat, bones, and organs - ANSWER-fibromelanosis Large ratite that likes to swim - ANSWER-Emu Present on Muscovy ducks and turkeys - ANSWER-caruncles Birds that are well developed when hatched and able to get up and walk around on their own very quickly after they hatch - ANSWER-precocial Two blind pouches at the junction of the small and large intestines of birds - ANSWER-ceca Term for the feathers on the neck of a chicken - ANSWER-hackles Chickens have two and turkeys only have one - ANSWER-wattles Type of meat from ostriches - ANSWER-red Reason for modified top of the skull from some breeds of chicken - ANSWER-crest Immune gland located behind the eyes of birds - ANSWER-Harderian Where the digestive, reproductive, and excretory tracts end up - ANSWER-cloaca Term for the laying of an egg - ANSWER-oviposition Lymphoid organ unique to birds and located on top of the rectum - ANSWER-bursa Oil gland found by the tail of birds - ANSWER-uropygial First part of the oviduct where fertilization, if it is going to occur, takes place - ANSWER-infundibulum Enzyme present in chickens with hen-feathering resulting in increased conversion of testosterone to estrogen - ANSWER-aromatase Membrane that acts as the third eye of birds - ANSWER-nictitating Only bird that hatches fully feathered instead of with down feathers - ANSWER-kiwi Technical term for the breastbone of chickens - ANSWER-keel Organized lymphoid tissues located at various sites along the small intestine - ANSWER-Peyers patches Sex of the chickens with sickle feathers in the tail - ANSWER-male The term for the hooks that hold the different parts of the feather in place - ANSWER-barbicels The name for the true stomach of birds. - ANSWER-proventriculus Feathers found on Aurucana birds - ANSWER-tufts What red blood cells of birds have but those of mammals do not - ANSWER-nucleus Part of the oviduct where the shell and bloom is added - ANSWER-uterus Organ located in the neck region that is used to store food consumed - ANSWER-crop Regular loss of feathers on a bird that naturally occurs annually - ANSWER-molting Special type of bones associated with the birds respiratory system - ANSWER-pneumatic Joint between the drumstick and the shank - ANSWER-hock baby pigeon - ANSWER-squab Ventilation most commonly used with hot climates and larger meat chickens - ANSWER-tunnel Belonging or pertaining to the group of mainly heavy-bodied, ground feeding domestic and game birds that comprise the order Galliformes - ANSWER-fowl Brooding system where the heat source is local so chickens can move away to cooler areas and thus select their preferred temperature - ANSWER-spot The white material found on the fecal droppings of birds - ANSWER-uric acid Term for a commercial meat chicken - ANSWER-broiler State where the chicken meat industry is said to have originated - ANSWER-Delaware Breed used as the male in the original cross in the development of the hybrid meat chicken - ANSWER-Cornish Birds that are still underdeveloped when hatched and require a considerable amount of parental care before they are able to get up and survive on their own - ANSWER-altricial Gut lymphoid tissue located in ceca of birds - ANSWER-cecal tonsils Old belt that the US chicken meat industry is associated with - ANSWER-cotton Most common type of watering system used in commercial poultry houses - ANSWER-nipples Can occur on chicks that were hatched in setters or hatchers that had high - ANSWER-red hocks special type of bone important as a calcium source for laying hens - ANSWER-medullary Top egg producing state - ANSWER-Iowa Bone found in chickens but not in ratites - ANSWER-keel Baby Turkeys - ANSWER-Poult Largest exporting country for chicken meat worldwide - ANSWER-Brazil Top chicken meat state - ANSWER-Georgia Number 1 agricultural commodity and number one food commodity in Kentucky - ANSWER-poultry Type of cooling pads used with tunnel ventilation to help reduce temperatures in the barns - ANSWER-evaporative Organ associated with the liver but not involved in digestion and is instead a lymphoid organ - ANSWER-spleen Baby guinea fowl - ANSWER-keet Main recipient of America's turkey meat - ANSWER-Mexico A slightly constricted section of the oviduct where the shell membranes are added - ANSWER-isthmus Ostriches, emus, and rheas - ANSWER-ratties Top turkey meat producing state - ANSWER-Minnesota Belt that the US egg industry is associated with - ANSWER-corn Parent that genetically determines the sex of the offspring in birds - ANSWER-female