Lesson 3

Question 1

Successful animal production depends on what?

Answer 1

Fixtures and equipment

Question 2

(.) The equipment does not need to be expensive but must be designed and built to provide comfort at all times

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Hanging fixtures made of bamboo or lightweight materials where chicken can rest. Installed for floor-pen layer at the rear end. Parallel or perpendicular to the wall. sunlight can penetrate

Answer 3

Perches or Roosts

Question 4

Fixtures that are made of clean, dry hay or straw. Made of wooden boards with soft padding of thin foam.

Answer 4

Nests

Question 5

Constructed so that the eggs can gently roll to the collection.

Answer 5

Nests

Question 6

Floor above?

Answer 6

.60 to .90m

Question 7

square inches of the nest?

Answer 7

13 to 14 square inches

Question 8

Contains the animal feeds. Carefully constructed to keep the birds from defecating on the feed or from getting their feet into the feed and from scratching out.

Answer 8

Feeding Trough

Question 9

Should have the outer rim turned inward to prevent the feeds from being beaked out

Answer 9

Feeding Trough

Question 10

Water receptacles made of bamboo, small can, plastic container, or other approriate containers.

Answer 10

Waterers/ Drinking Trough

Question 11

Elevated and securely held in place to prevent them from being scratched or from falling to the ground.

Answer 11

Waterers/Drinking Trough

Question 12

Catch chicken manure, made of plastic galvanized tray, or newspaper.

Answer 12

Dropping Board

Question 13

Helps reduce infestation and labor costs in cleaning the poultry house.

Answer 13

Dropping Board

Question 14

To provide heat during cold weather and for security monitoring at night

Answer 14

Lighting

Question 15

Air circulation, provision of exhaust fans can eliminate unneccessary odor especially in enclosed structures

Answer 15

Ventilation

Question 16

Device used for hatching eggs

Answer 16

Incubator

Question 17

Can be an electric or oil-burning type, heating eggs moderately

Answer 17

Incubator

Question 18

Where the eggs are deposited

Answer 18

Heating chamber

Question 19

A thermostat that regulates and controls heat

Answer 19

Heating control unit

Question 20

Measure heat and warmth

Answer 20

Thermometer

Question 21

Device used for housing newly hatched chicks

Answer 21

Brooder

Question 22

Controlled so that the chicks will grow strong and healthy

Answer 22

Brooder

Question 23

Source of heat in Brooder

Answer 23

Electric bulb

Question 24

Can be built of concrete, should be big enough to hold sufficient feeds but not enough for the pigs to wallow in.

Answer 24

Feeding troughs

Question 25

Can be made of any material, such as wood, galvanized iron, or concrete.

Answer 25

Hog Drinking Troughs

Question 26

Adds comfort to the hogs, especially during hot weather

Answer 26

Hog wallow

Question 27

This device may improved growth rate and feed efficiency of growing swine

Answer 27

Hog Wallow

Question 28

Used to clean off hog’s manure

Answer 28

Scraper