2025 Texico Flashcards
When candling a fertile egg, a healthy embryo causes the egg to have a
appearance.
A. Dark
B. Clear
C. Cloudy
D. Red
D
Poultry have unique anatomical and physiological characteristics compared to
other livestock. For example, poultry have higher body temperatures. The nominal
temperature for poultry exists in a range of
A. 98.6 degrees F to 99.2 degrees F
B. 105 degrees C to 107 degrees C
C. 40.6 degrees F to 41.7 degrees F
D. 105 degrees F to 107 degrees F
D
Which muscle depresses the wing in its downward motion?
A. Pectoralis Major
B. Pectoralis Minor
C. Flexor perforans
D. Obliquus
A
The various species of poultry belong to the animal kingdom and to the class
A. Mammilla
B. Verbrata
C. Aves
D. Gallus gallus
C
In the fowl, the senses are poorly developed.
A. Sight and hearing
B. Taste and smell
C. Walking and running
D. Flight and gliding
B
The marks the junction of the small and large intestine.
A. Cloaca
B. Cecum
C. Liver
D. Gallbladder
A
Functions of the _
- system (skin and its appendages) are protection,
regulation of body temperature, flight, and development of secondary sex
characteristics.
A. Skeletal
B. Muscular
C. Integumentary
D. Respiratory
C
is responsible for growth and maturation of ovarian follicles (egg
yolks) in the ovary. Secretion of this hormone is under the influence of a gradual
increase or decrease in duration of the diurnal photoperiod.
A. FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)
B. FAH (follicle activating hormone)
C. EDH (egg development hormone)
D. OSH (ovulation stimulating hormone)
A
The system consists of a number of glands that produce secretions
called hormones.
A. Alimentary
B. Endocrine
C. Reproductive
D. Urinary
B
All the parts of a chick are in place by day _. From then until the chick
hatches, most development involves enlarging the parts already in existence,
resulting in the form that we recognize as a chick.
A. 5
B. 20
C. 15
D. 10
D
The supplying of producers with the services and materials necessary for
production, including the processing and marketing of products to meet the
consumer’s needs is called
A. Agribusiness
B. Ag communication
C. Ag education
D. Ag marketing
A
Which of the following are unique characteristics poultry possess when compared
to other forms of livestock.
A. Poultry has a more dense skeleton with heavier bones
B. Poultry has a lower respiration rate
C. Poultry has a higher body temperature
D. Poultry has a lower pulse rate
C
The various species of poultry belong to the animal kingdom and to the class Aves.
They are feathered, biped, warm-blooded vertebrates with a
heart.
A. Four-chambered
B. Two-chambered
C. Enlarged
D. Double atrial
A
Most (95%) turkey production occurs under a
are typically paid based on the number of birds produced.
A. Straight-run
B. Contract
C. Grow-out
D. Free range
B
The fowl’s circulatory system differs slightly from mammals in that avian red blood
cells are
A. Smaller
B. Larger
C. Non-nucleated
D. Nucleated
D
Which two senses are most highly developed in the fowl?
A. Sight and hearing
B. Hearing and smell
C. Smell and taste
D. Taste and sights
A
In which ways does the avian lung differ from the mammalian lung?
A. Avian lung is partially imbedded in the ribs
B. Avian lung is non-expandable
C. Avian lung is non-lobed
D. All of the above
D
On Leghorn-strain pullet farms, birds are raised from hatchlings to approximately
weeks of age, so pullet growers must provide facilities capable
of brooding and growing the pullets. In most cases, the egg company pays pullet
growers based on the number of birds produced or for returns per square foot.
A. 15 to 20
B. 20 to 24
C. 16 to 17
D. 15 to 18
C
is a gland at the base of the brain, which when stimulated by
neural stimuli, secretes releasing factors that regulate the release of hormones from
the pituitary gland.
A. Hypothalamus
B. Pituitary
C. Thyroid
D. Pancreas
A
is an accessory organ to the digestive tract. It synthesizes lipids
and proteins (for eggs), secretes bile (for absorption of fat), and stores excess
carbohydrates (as glycogen).
A. Gizzard
B. Gall bladder
C. Liver
D. Muscular stomach
C
Which of the following membranes found inside the egg function to remove calcium
from the shell to be used by the developing embryo to form bones?
A. Vitelline membrane
B. Chorioallantoic membrane
C. Amnion
D. Chorion
B
Which of the 2 skin features are important in regulating the bird’s body temperature
and their development is closely related to the gonadal activity?
A. Wattles and earlobes
B. Comb and feathers
C. Wattles and feathers
D. Comb and wattles
D
Changes occur rapidly in an embryo. As soon as fertilization occurs, cell division
is the part of the blastoderm from which the embryo
begins. The
develops.
A. Area opaca
B. Sclerotome
C. Area pellucida
D. Derma-myotome
C
The moment an egg becomes fertilized in the oviduct of the chicken, the sperm and blastodisc merge to become how many cells?
A. 1
B. 2
С. 3
D. 4
A
For a typical egg laying operation, the production goals are to produce an average of
one dozen table eggs for every 3.0 to 3.5 pounds of feed provided, and to gather how
many eggs per hen housed during the 52 to 80-week laying period?
А. 200-25
В. 220-275
C. 240-350
D. 320-355
C
