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Poultry Flashcards

1
Q

US annual income on poultry meat and eggs is

A

Over 18 billion $

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2
Q

Chicken consumption increased from ___ annually to ____

A

4M to 19 M

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3
Q

As the number of laying hens ____, egg production per bird _____. (Increase, decrease)

A

Decreased, increased

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4
Q

Rank these, goose, turkey, ducks, peaf owl (peakcock), guinea fowl, pigeons

A 
Turkey 
Duck 
Goose 
Guinea fowl 
Pigeon 
Peaf owl (peacock)
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5
Q

Chicken genus species

A

Gailus domesticus

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6
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Chicken terms:
Female-
Male-
Young female-
Young male-
Castrated male
A 
Female- hen 
Male- rooster/cock 
Young female-pullet
Young male-cockerel 
Castrated male- capon
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7
Q

Turkey genus species

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Meleagris galiopavo

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8
Q

Turkey terms:
Female-
Male-
Young-

A

Female- hen
Male- Tom
Young- poult

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9
Q

Duck terms:
Female-
Male-
Young

A

Female- Hen
Male- drake
Young- duckling

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10
Q

Geese terms
Female-
Male-
Young-

A

Female- hen
Male- gander
Young- gosling

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11
Q

Pea fowl terms
Female-
Male-
Young-

A

Female- peahen
Male- peacock
Young- chicks

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12
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Guinea fowl terms
Female-
Male-
Young-

A

Female- guineahen
Male- guineacock
Young-guinea keets

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13
Q

Molting

A

Once a year feathers are shed and regrown. No egg production at this time

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14
Q

Muscle color corresponds to

A

Activity level, higher activity=darker meat

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15
Q

The crop in digestive tract is used for

A

Food storage

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16
Q

The proventriculus is

A

The tru stomach

17
Q

The gizzard

A

Grinds food

18
Q

They have ____ ceca (cecums)

A

2

19
Q

Cloaca

A

Digestive, urinary, and reproductive tract end here

20
Q

Only the ___ ovary and oviduct are functional

A

Left

21
Q

White part of egg that is secreted as yolk travels through oviduct

A

Albumen

22
Q

Shell and pigment are secreted in the

A

Uterus

23
Q

Eggs are laid from the

A

Cloaca

24
Q

Transit time for egg laying

A

24 hours

25
Q

These are oviparous animals, meaning

A

Embryo develops outside the body in an egg

26
Q

Mammals are viviparous, meaning

A

Embryo developes in body, born alive

27
Q

Incubation time for chickens

Turkeys

A

Chickens: 21 days
Turkeys: 28 days

28
Q

How eggs are determined to be fertilized

A

They are “candled “ (a light is shown through them)

29
Q

A brooding operation

A

Rearing (raising) young birds

30
Q

Brooding operations maintain high biosecturity, which is

A

Preventing disease from coming in farm.

31
Q

“All in all out”

A

Bird in one barn grow to certain size and age, all move at same time. Barn is then disinfected and fumigated (biosecurity)

32
Q

Egg laying begins at about ____ weeks

A

20

33
Q

Broiler chickens are how old

A

8-9 weeks (4lbs)

34
Q

Roaster chickens are how old

A

12-15 weeks (7lbs)

35
Q

Chicken and turkey have high quality

Low in

A

Protein

Low in fat

36
Q

Dark meat is higher in

A

Fat and cholesterol

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