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Broiler Production Flashcards

1
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Cobb

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Vitarich

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ANAK

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Four J

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Hubbard

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Golden country

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Starbro

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Robina Corp

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Hybro

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Winmar

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Arbro Acre

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San Miguel Corp

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Pilch dekalb

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Gen Milling Corp

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Cornish, Plymouth

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Bai

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Kimber

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Lorenzo Poultry

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Starcross

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Robina Corp

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11
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Stone H-26

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san miguel corp

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12
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Babcock b-300

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vitarich

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13
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tatum t-100

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a. agronomics

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14
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H & N

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RFM

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15
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Hyline

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Winmar

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Give the characteristics of Class 1 (American class)

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clean legged, brown egg layers except lamona and holland, yellow-skinned

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17
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Mediterranean class breeds (5)

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leghorn, minocra, ancona, andalusian, mikawa,

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18
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What are the characteristics of class 4?

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smallest of all 4 classes, clean legged, nonbroody, white earlobes, white egg layers

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19
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Characteristics of english class?

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a) have excellent fleshing qualities
b) white chicken (except CORNISH)
c) red earlobes
d) Brown egg layers (except DORKING &
REDCAP)

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20
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Asiatic class breed (3)

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a) Brahma
b) Cochin
c) Langshan

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21
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Asiatic class characteristics.

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a) Feathered Shanks
b) Heavy Boned
c) Yellow Skinned
d) red earlobes
e) brown egg layers

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22
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Breeds of American class

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Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, New hampshire, Jersey Black Giant

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23
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Give the four specialized division of poultry production.

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  1. The BROILER production
  2. The MARKET-EGG PRODUCTION
  3. The HATCHERY BUSINNES
  4. BREEDER & PULLET PRODUCTION
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24
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Farms that produce 100,000 or more broiler per harvest.

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Large commercial farms

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25
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Farms that produces 21,000 – 99,000 broilers per harvest.

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Medium Commercial Farms

26
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Forms that produce 1,000 – 20,000 broilers per harvest

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Small commercial farms

27
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Farms that produce not more than 100 broilers per harvest

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small hold/backyard farms

28
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These are farms that buy parent stock and sell hatching eggs and/or day-old chicks
to commercial growers.

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Independent or Commercial Breeder Farm

29
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These are farms that produce hatching eggs for companies that supply the parents stock and feeds, then the companies buy back the hatching eggs at an agreed price

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Contract Breeding Farms

30
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Are farms that buy broiler chicks at current market price and mix
their own feeds. They raise and market their own produce/harvest

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Independent commercial grower farms

31
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This are farms that have tie ups with integrator or cooperatives
whereby integrators/cooperatives sell to growers a minimum of
10,000 broiler type chicks and/or feeds at an agreed price.

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contract-to-buy grower farm

32
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Are farms that breed, hatch, grow and market their own
products at their own expense.

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Integrated Grower Farm

33
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How many batches of crops a year are given to the grower in a contract grower farm?

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at least 5 batches

34
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maybe achieved by grading the sizes of birds that will be entered into the breeding flocks

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flock uniformity

35
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sizes of females are best graded in what days old?

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23-28 days old

36
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sizes of males are best graded in what days old?

37
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They produce contract for breeding, hatchery, growing and dressing. They grow chickens independently by buying input like DOC’s and feeds from big corporations

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Smaller and Non-Integrated companies

38
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buy live chickens from integrators & underpaid commercial
growers then sell the live birds to dressing plants operators

39
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These are institutional buyers in the supply chain structure

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restaurants, fast food chain, supermarket, retail outlet

40
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When starting a broiler project, grower should have a keen interest and technical know-how on broiler production.

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personal qualities and capabilities

41
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What is the marketable age and weight of a broiler?

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36-42 days, 1.6 to 2.0 kg

42
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farms should be accessible for easy delivery of raw
materials in the farm and broilers for slaughter to the market

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proximity to market and source of raw materials

43
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The farm should be located in a designated livestock
production zone far from other farms and human settlement
area

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Community environmental policies and regulations

44
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Sustained supply of FEEDS and OTHER FARM INPUTS - availability of:

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quality feeds, feed supplements, medicaments, vaccines, water, electricity

45
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In starting a broiler project, what are the parameters in selecting a strain of broilers?

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Performance, adaptability and availability of stocks, reliability of supplies

46
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What companies supply Ross?

A
  • San Miguel Food Inc
    -Tyson Agro-Ventures Inc
47
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What companies supply COBB?

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-Cobb Vantress Phil
-Phil-Malay
-San Miguel Food Inc

48
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What companies supply HYBRID?

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-Swift Food Inc
-Tyson Agro-Venturea Inc

49
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What company supplies AVIAN?

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Swift Food Inc

50
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What company supplies HUBBARD?

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Universal Robina Corp and Mat Agro

51
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Why is there no single best design when designing a house?

A

Because of the following factors:
1. local climate conditions
2. topography
3. costs
4.Availability of building materials.
5. Other factors that will affect the conditions inside the poultry farm

52
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What are the basic requirements in building the housing?

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  1. provide the essential requirements for comfort, biosecurity and
    protection of the chickens against the element of nature.
  2. Provide convenience and ease of work for the caretakers
  3. Provide strength and durability to allow maximization of
    investments
  4. Use locally available and cheap construction materials without
    sacrificing durability and comfort.
53
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These are meat type breeds, fast growing and produce tender
meat with soft pliable and flexible breast bone cartilage.

54
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The success of broiler breeder operation is dependent on these two … ?

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  1. The quality of genetic materials used
  2. The flock’s production performance
55
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a) plumage color
b) body conformation
c) relative proportion of body parts

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Uniformity in Physical Characteristics

56
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a) body weight
b) growth rate
c) feed conversion efficiency

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Uniformity in production performance

57
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What are the five companies characterized by integrated operation of companies that
dominates the output?

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  1. San Miguel Food Corp Inc
  2. Swift Food Inc
  3. Universal Robina Corp
  4. Vitarich Corp
  5. Tyson Agro-ventures Corp
58
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Materials used for frame structure of housing?

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coco lumber and goon lumber

59
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What are the roofing materials in designing a house for broiler production?

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Galvanized Iron Sheets
Asbestos
Aluminum
Cogon and Nipa

60
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Why do plastic nets or fish nets used as over lay on top of slatted floors should have 2.5 cm holes?

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To reduce the incidence of lameness and breast bristers.

61
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What are the characteristics of a good quality chicks?

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a) look active
b) dry & fluffy feathers
c) bright eyes
d) well – healed navels
e) similar sizes of DOC’s

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