
Poultry
Quiz by Cameron Ramsey
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Which of the following is NOT part of the egg anatomy?
An egg that is graded and found to have no flaws would be graded...
The average egg bought from the grocery store is graded:
The gestation length for a fertilized egg is ~
An female chicken that has not produced offspring
A male chicken that is sterile and cannot reproduce
Which of the following is NOT an advantage to raising poultry on a poultry farm?
Before leaving the hatchery, chicks are given one or multiple _____________ that include dye.
Based on the poultry reproduction assignment you did, how many ovaries do chickens (an most birds) have?
The yolk "line" that is relatively free of blood vessels when time for the follicle to rupture is called the _________
A drop of blood or "blood spot" may be present in an egg if __________ cross the stigma during follicle release.
Which of the 5 sections of the oviduct will facilitate egg fertilization of male sperm meets the germinal disk.
Albumen will begin to cover the yolk in the __________ section of the oviduct.
Thin albumen is mostly water and moves through the shell membrane ande into the growing egg through the process of __________.
The process in which the egg flips to prepare for laying by the hen is called ________
Chicks use the _______________ to break through the shell.
True or False: All broilers (birds raised for meat consumption) are cage-free.
Poultry _______ can be used as a fertilizer.
True or False: Each bird is inspected by a processing plant employee and a USDA Inspector. (United States Department of Agriculture)
The average body temperature for chickens falls between:
The site of fertilization inside of the egg is called the _______________.
The watery liquid that keeps the egg contents suspended _____________________.
The area inside the egg that lines the inside of the shell and protects the growing chick is called the ________.
The spine of a growing chick embryo forms on day ____ of incubation.
Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage to raising poultry on a poultry farm?
Which of the following is NOT one of the sections that make up an egg?
Correctly order the FIVE sections of the oviduct staring with the first section in egg development and ending with the last section an egg passes through before being laid by a hen.
On day _______ the growing chick turns its body to position its head near the air cell.
When judging a pullet/hen to determine how good of a layer she is, the most important thing to check is her:
Air-cell that is larger than 1/8th of an inch, dark outline of the yolk, no major staining but potentially misshapen. This kind of egg would be graded...
The cape of the chicken is located atthe base of the neck and the top of the spine.