B Section Page 1-3 Flashcards
The width across the shoulders should be –% of the back length
75
The length of the back should be – times gretaer than the width across the shoulders.
1.5
The keel bone should be parallel to the —-
Back
The depth of the body should equal or exceed the…
Width across the shoulders
The width across the hips should —— the width across shoulders
Exceed
Length of muscling is determined by the length of …
Keel
The keel muscle should be approximately 1.5 times grader than the width of …
Muscling
Egg Type Hen Selection Criteria - pigmentation —, handling qualities and abdominal capacity —, plumage condition and molt —, constitutional vigor and vitality —, head and head parts –.
35%, 35%, 15%, 10%, 5%
Yellow pigment —– from body parts as a hen lays eggs.
fades
Fast molters drop - or - feathers at a time.
3, 4
Feathers return - times faster than it took to fade.
3
A grade broiler’s exposed flesh on breast and legs
Less than 1/4”
A grade broiler’s exposed flesh elswhere
Up to 1.5”
A grade broiler’s broken bones
None
A grade broiler’s disjointed bones
1 disjointed anywhere