Chapter 24: Poultry Breed Identification and Production Management
MATCHING
Match the following terms with the correct definition.
a.
down
m.
ratite
b.
chick
n.
pullet
c.
wattle
o.
serration
d.
rooster
p.
flock
e.
incubator
q.
candling
f.
air cell
r.
cockerel
g.
albumin
s.
molting
h.
in vivo
t.
bird flu
i.
broiler
u.
capon
j.
comb
v.
fertile
k.
chalaza
w.
coccidiosis
l.
spent hen
x.
layer
1. group of large flightless birds
2. adult male chicken or fowl
3. young chicken
4. young chicken raised to lay eggs
5. male chicken under 1 year of age
6. adult female chicken that lays eggs
7. female hens that no longer are able to produce eggs
8. group of similar poultry
9. male chicken that is castrated, over 6 pounds and over 6 months of age
10. young chick between 6-8 weeks of age and used for meat production
11. flesh like projection on top of a chickens head
12. flesh like projection under the chin
13. process of viewing internal structures within the egg using a light source
14. soft feather covering that grows under primary feathers
15. eggs that are fertilized by a male and female
16. equipment used to control a constant warm temperature to hatch eggs
17. empty area located at the large end of an egg where oxygen is stored
18. part of an egg that anchors the yolk into the egg white
19. virus affecting poultry and is zoonotic to people
20. process of shedding feathers
21. protozoan parasite common in birds
22. egg white layer that surrounds the yolk
Match the following terms with the correct definition.
a.
anchors yolk to egg
b.
white part of the egg
c.
a male chicken over a year old
d.
flesh like area located under the chin
e.
young chicken raised to lay eggs
f.
long tail feathers of the male peafowl
g.
to burn to ashes
h.
a male chicken under a year old
i.
eggs that have no embryo due to a male not being present
j.
virus spread by mosquitoes that produces warts
k.
hair located under the chin of turkeys
l.
spaces between the comb
m.
eggs that have developed an embryo due to a male being present
23. train
24. beard
25. sterile
26. cockerel
27. pullet
28. avian pox
29. serration
30. incineration
31. chalaza
32. albumin
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the part of the egg where the sperm enters the egg cell to allow fertilization to occur?
a.
chalaza
c.
albumin
b.
yolk
d.
germinal disc
2. What is the incubation time of chickens?
a.
11 days
c.
18 days
b.
21 days
d.
15 days
3. What type of poultry production system is raised specifically to produce fertile
eggs?
a.
broiler production
c.
pullet production
b.
egg production
d.
broiler egg production
4. How many eggs can one hen produce a year?
a.
200
c.
400
b.
300
d.
500
5. What disease causes respiratory distress that may make a bird twist its neck?
a.
Marek’s disease
c.
Newcastle disease
b.
infectious bronchitis
d.
Avian influenza
6. What is a capon?
a.
a castrated male chicken over 6 pounds and 6 months of age
b.
a chick between 6-8 weeks old used for meat
c.
a chick over 8 weeks of age and over 4 pounds
d.
a female hen used for laying eggs
7. Which of the following is a sign of a healthy egg?
a.
a small air cell
c.
albumin clings to yolk
b.
a yellow yolk
d.
all of the above
TRUE/FALSE
1. Range paralysis is caused by a herpes virus.
2. Molting decreases the body of calcium.
3. A blood spot is a sign of a damaged egg.
COMPLETION
1. The process of vaccinating eggs on day number 18 of incubation is called
______________________________.
2. What is a common protozoan parasite of poultry and wild birds?
______________________________
3. What disease causes a purple coloration to the head of poultry?
______________________________
4. What is the term for removing the tip of a chick’s mouth part?
__________________________
5. Most incubation temperatures range from _____ to _____ degrees.
6. The _________________ is the outer covering of an egg made of _____________.
7. ______________________ is caused by a virus that affects the respiratory system of poultry
and Birds may attempt to twist their necks around as a result.
8. Over ___ billion chicken are raised each year in the U.S.
9. The tail feathers of peafowl are called a ________________.
10. ________________ are poultry with small, round bodies and make a “bobwhite” whistle
sound.
11. Poultry are also called ______________.
12. The process of _______________ young chicks is done to prevent them from pecking each
other.
13. Chickens have an average incubation length of _____ days.
SHORT ANSWER
1. List 4 classes of chickens.
2. List 4 examples of poultry species.
3. List 2 ways eggs are used in research.
4. List 4 poultry production systems.
5. List 3 signs of coccidiosis in poultry.
6. List 2 methods of dead bird disposal.