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Poultry Flashcards

1
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Major duck commercial breeds

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Called dabblers - Pekin, Muscovy, Mule

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2
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Grow out definition

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Meat duck

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3
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Developers definition

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Younglings to become breeders

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4
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Hen to drake ratio

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1 to 5

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5
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Pekin incubation

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28 days

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6
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Muscovy incubation

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35 days

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7
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Incubation in Mallards

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25-29 days

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8
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Curtain-sided barns

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Main type of housing in Ducks, Natural lighting and ventilation

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9
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Supplemental lighting

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Used for seasonal breeders

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10
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How much light per day must ducks be kept in if it is supplemental?

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12 hours

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11
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Most common type of supplemental light

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Kerosene lanterns

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12
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Water sources for Ducks

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Nipple Lines, Water troughs, Showers, Cup drinkers

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13
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Challenges for duck farming

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Lameness, Lighting, Biosecurity, Water sources, Fatigued ducks, Flip-overs

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14
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Major Layer breeds

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White Leghorn Hybrid, Brown Hyline/Lohmann

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15
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Young female layers

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Pullets

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16
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Female layers after 16 weeks

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Hens

17
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Brooding definition

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Growing

18
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Conventional farming types

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No cage-free housing, large-scale

19
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Cage-free farming types

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Enriched cages, Barn/open field, Aviary

20
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Genetic selection criteria for layers

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Egg number, quality, and size, Body Weight uniformity, Feed conversion ratio (FCR)

21
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Conventional cage benefits

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Improved livability, less disease, less stress, cleaner eggs, improved economics

22
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Conventional cage downsides

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No expression of behavior, poor skeletal health, poorer feathering, overgrown claws, more susceptible to heat stress

23
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Enriched cage benefits

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Includes environmental enrichments, allows for some natural behaviors

24
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Enriched cage downsides

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Malfunction of elements can lead to injury, still a “cage”

25
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Barn/Aviary benefits

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More apparent space, environmental enrichment, improved skeleton, 3D space allows escape from pecking

26
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Barn/Aviary downsides

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Grouping on floor, Foot pecking, bullying and egg cannibalism, Mislaid eggs, health and biosecurity issues, and air quality issues

27
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Challenges for layer farming

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Broken heel bones, Lighting, Health and food safety, New unwanted behaviors, How hens utilize their resources

28
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Common turkey breeds

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Whitey hybrid, Broad Breasted White

29
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Parts of a turkey

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Caruncles, Snood, Wattle, Major Caruncle, Beard

30
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Male and female turkeys

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Toms and hens

31
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Baby turkeys

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Poults or turkeylings

32
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What are thanksgiving turkeys

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Hens age 12-14 weeks

33
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What are toms used for

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Turkey products

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