POULTRY CDE WRITTEN EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
How many times a day should fertile eggs be collected? - Answers - 4 times a day
Turkey eggs require how many days of incubation to hatch? - Answers - 28 days
The table egg industry includes egg laying operations, pullet rearing operations, and
___ farms the produce eggs from which the egg laying pulleys are obtained. - Answers -
Breeder farms
If production broiler chicks are "sexed" at the hatchery, what method is commonly used?
- Answers - Feather sexing
As a general rule for each 20-degree Dry Bulb (DB) rise in temperature, thr moisture-
holding ability of air: - Answers - Doubles
How long must bird carcasses be placed in a chilling tank after processing? - Answers -
30 to 40 minutes
The Preen/Oil gland is located: - Answers - Above the tail
If the birds are scalded at 123 degree F to 130 degrees F for 90-120 secs, this is known
as: - Answers - Soft scalding
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Leghorn Breed? - Answers - White ear
lobes, white eggs, and unfeathered shanks.
Which of the following statements is true? - Answers - All of the cholesterol of an egg is
contained in the yolk.
Cloudy egg whites is an indication of which of the following? - Answers - A very fresh
egg.
An industry rule of thumb is one square foot of floor space per how many pounds of
body weight of poults (turkeys)? - Answers - 7 pounds of body weight
The form of feed for poults (turkeys) is very important. Which statements are true? -
Answers - Too finely ground feed may stick to the poult's beak. Too finely ground feed
may drop into the water when the poults drink and increase risk of baterical
contamination. Excessively large pellets or crumbles may affect feed palatability.
Which of the following do eggs lose during storage? - Answers - Carbon dioxide and
water vapor.
, In what section of the female reproductive tract does an egg spend most of its time? -
Answers - Uterus
A tom marketed at 21 weeks of age weighs usually more than __ pounds. - Answers -
40 pounds
The body temperature of healthy poultry would be expected to be in which range? -
Answers - 105 degrees to 107 degrees F.
The 2 bones in the piece of chicken called the wing portion or flat would be the : -
Answers - Radius and ulna
Normally, young female hens start seeking nest sites how long before the start of lay? -
Answers - 7-14 days
At what concentration of ammonia does the detrimental effect in poultry begin? -
Answers - 20-25 ppm.
Call ducks belong in which of the following American Poultry Association duck breed
category? - Answers - Batman Duck class
In the chicken, rickets would probably NOT be caused by a defiency of which of the
following? - Answers - Vitamin D2
Proventriculus secretes gastric juices which contain: - Answers - Hydrochloric acid and
pepsin
Which viral disease is associated with paralysis of wings and legs, blindness, paleness,
and may be spread from bird to bird? - Answers - Marek's disease
The major muscle in the breast of a chicken which on contraction depresses the wing is
called: - Answers - The Pectoralis major
Avian red blood cells differ from mammalian blood cells in that they are: - Answers -
Nucleated
Egg laying pullet growers employ management systems designed to produce healthy,
vigorous pullets that can reach their: - Answers - Genetic Production Potential
How many pounds of feed per dozen eggs produced would be required within a typical
egg laying operation? - Answers - 3 to 3.5 pounds of feed
Broilers are: - Answers - Young chickens of either sex grown as fryers or roasters to
produce tender meat.
QUESTIONS
How many times a day should fertile eggs be collected? - Answers - 4 times a day
Turkey eggs require how many days of incubation to hatch? - Answers - 28 days
The table egg industry includes egg laying operations, pullet rearing operations, and
___ farms the produce eggs from which the egg laying pulleys are obtained. - Answers -
Breeder farms
If production broiler chicks are "sexed" at the hatchery, what method is commonly used?
- Answers - Feather sexing
As a general rule for each 20-degree Dry Bulb (DB) rise in temperature, thr moisture-
holding ability of air: - Answers - Doubles
How long must bird carcasses be placed in a chilling tank after processing? - Answers -
30 to 40 minutes
The Preen/Oil gland is located: - Answers - Above the tail
If the birds are scalded at 123 degree F to 130 degrees F for 90-120 secs, this is known
as: - Answers - Soft scalding
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Leghorn Breed? - Answers - White ear
lobes, white eggs, and unfeathered shanks.
Which of the following statements is true? - Answers - All of the cholesterol of an egg is
contained in the yolk.
Cloudy egg whites is an indication of which of the following? - Answers - A very fresh
egg.
An industry rule of thumb is one square foot of floor space per how many pounds of
body weight of poults (turkeys)? - Answers - 7 pounds of body weight
The form of feed for poults (turkeys) is very important. Which statements are true? -
Answers - Too finely ground feed may stick to the poult's beak. Too finely ground feed
may drop into the water when the poults drink and increase risk of baterical
contamination. Excessively large pellets or crumbles may affect feed palatability.
Which of the following do eggs lose during storage? - Answers - Carbon dioxide and
water vapor.
, In what section of the female reproductive tract does an egg spend most of its time? -
Answers - Uterus
A tom marketed at 21 weeks of age weighs usually more than __ pounds. - Answers -
40 pounds
The body temperature of healthy poultry would be expected to be in which range? -
Answers - 105 degrees to 107 degrees F.
The 2 bones in the piece of chicken called the wing portion or flat would be the : -
Answers - Radius and ulna
Normally, young female hens start seeking nest sites how long before the start of lay? -
Answers - 7-14 days
At what concentration of ammonia does the detrimental effect in poultry begin? -
Answers - 20-25 ppm.
Call ducks belong in which of the following American Poultry Association duck breed
category? - Answers - Batman Duck class
In the chicken, rickets would probably NOT be caused by a defiency of which of the
following? - Answers - Vitamin D2
Proventriculus secretes gastric juices which contain: - Answers - Hydrochloric acid and
pepsin
Which viral disease is associated with paralysis of wings and legs, blindness, paleness,
and may be spread from bird to bird? - Answers - Marek's disease
The major muscle in the breast of a chicken which on contraction depresses the wing is
called: - Answers - The Pectoralis major
Avian red blood cells differ from mammalian blood cells in that they are: - Answers -
Nucleated
Egg laying pullet growers employ management systems designed to produce healthy,
vigorous pullets that can reach their: - Answers - Genetic Production Potential
How many pounds of feed per dozen eggs produced would be required within a typical
egg laying operation? - Answers - 3 to 3.5 pounds of feed
Broilers are: - Answers - Young chickens of either sex grown as fryers or roasters to
produce tender meat.
