POULTRY PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

Question 1

collective term for all domestic birds rendering economic service to
man.

Answer 1

POULTRY

Question 2

term applied to all poultry species specifically, applied to designated
mature domestic cocks and hens.

Answer 2

FOWL-

Question 3

the projecting mouthparts of the chickens and turkey, consisting of
upper and lower mandible ; organs of prehension.

Answer 3

BEAK-

Question 4

a place where young chicks / ducklings are cared for after hatching until they have grown to a point where they no longer need additional heat.

Answer 4

BROODER

Question 5

caponized cockerels; usually grown up to 4 months and weights up
to 3 kgs with more improved quality of meat. CHICK- young domestic
chicken while at the downy stage

Answer 5

CAPON-

Question 6

made of vascularized tissue growing on tops of fowls head. This serves
as an ornamental function signs of status and conditions of the male and for
heat dissipation. The standard varieties are single, rose, pea, V-shaped,
strawberry, cushion and the buttercup.

Answer 6

COMB-

Question 7

the receptacle in which s fowls food is accumulated before it passes to
the gizzard.

Answer 7

CROP-

Question 8

old hens that had passed their usefulness for commercial egg
production

Answer 8

CULLS-

Question 8

old hens that had passed their usefulness for commercial egg
production

Answer 8

CULLS-

Question 9

the male of the duck family

Answer 9

DRAKE-

Question 10

cutting of the comb, wattles, or earlobes, so as to leave the head
smooth

Answer 10

*DUBBING-

Question 11

the young of the duck family in the downy stage of plumage

Answer 11

*DUCKLING-

Question 12

volume of feed necessary to produce a kilogram
gain in weight

Answer 12

FEED CONVERSION RATIO

Question 13

the number or volume of chicken sold marketed based on the
number of days old chick raised

Answer 13

HARVEST RECOVERY-

Question 14

period (in days) where embryonic development takes place outside the
body of the hen.

Answer 14

*INCUBATION-

Question 15

egg type or dual type 6months old female that lay eggs.

Answer 15

layer

Question 16

act of laying eggs

Answer 16

*OVIPOSITION-

Question 17

the feather of the fowl

Answer 17

PLUMAGE-

Question 18

the feather of the fowl

Answer 18

PLUMAGE-

Question 19

young of a domestic turkey; the term is properly applied until sex can be
distinguished, when they are called cockerels and pullets.

Answer 19

• POULT

Question 20

female fowl 5-6 months of age intended for egg production.

Answer 20

PULLET-

Question 21

the portion of the fowl’s legs below the hock, exclusive of the foot and toes.

Answer 21

• SHANK-

Question 22

are fleshy flaps of skin that hang either side of your hen’s throat starting just
behind the beak, we tend to notice them more in cockerels where they are used as an
ornament for courting potential mates.

Answer 22

Wattles-

Question 23

is a bad habit developed by some growing birds. It usually starts from
feather or toe picking which may result to serious wounding and death to birds.

Answer 23

Cannibalism

Question 24

The
possible causes of cannibalism are:

Answer 24

1. Imbalanced ration- a high energy diet with low protein leads to this problem.
2. Overcrowding and insufficiency of feeding and drinking space.
3. Extended period without feed and water.
4. Poor ventilation
5. Excessive heat and too much light.
6. It may also be a strain characteristic.

Question 25

Requirements for successful brooding:

Answer 25

✔Good quality chicks
✔Proper Temperature
✔Good ventilation
✔Adequate floor, feeding and drinking spaces
✔Dryness and cleanliness
✔Protection from predators
✔Proper feeds and feeding system.

Question 26

longer during cold and
rainy months, shorter during dry and warm months.

Answer 26

Weather/ climatic conditions-

Question 27

shorter for fast feathering breeds/
varieties/strains, longer for slow feathering: can be
due to genetic make up or nutrition of the birds.

Answer 27

Rate of feathering-

Question 28

this is a
good system but
because of more land
area required, this
system is commonly
practice by native
chicken growers & by
duck raisers.

Answer 28

Range System

Question 29

this is a system
of raising poultry where
the birds are provided w/
shed or housing & all
area to graze or pasture.
e.i in native chicken,
organic chicken
production.

Answer 29

Semi-confinement
system

Question 30

the modern trend in raising commercial strains.

Answer 30

Complete-confinement

Question 31

Too early maturity leads to:

Answer 31

• -production of too small eggs
• -tendency to obtain lower egg production rate during the whole
  production period.
  *-higher morality
  *-higher evidence of prolapse

Question 32

❖Is an effective and economical means of preventing infectious poultry diseases.

Answer 32

Vaccination