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What causes AI? - CORRECT ANSWER-virus
Where are the hackle feathers located? - CORRECT ANSWER-the rear and
side of the neck
Where is an ear tuft? - CORRECT ANSWER-feathered protuberance on
each side of the neck
What is faking? - CORRECT ANSWER-An attempt to remove or conceal a
disqualification or serious defect, A disqualification
A collective term applying to chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys? -
CORRECT ANSWER-fowl or poultry
who studies geneology? - CORRECT ANSWER-geneologist
What part of the egg can be used for feed? - CORRECT ANSWER-all of it
,What are some symptoms of Newcastle disease? - CORRECT ANSWER-
coughing, hoarseness, leg & wing paralysis, tremors & twisted neck
Which breed in the continental class lays a tinted egg instead of white? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Favorelle
What is the term used in the past to define the high loss of birds due to AI?
- CORRECT ANSWER-fowl plague
nutrient density - in a flock of birds what 3 things determine how much feed
is used? - CORRECT ANSWER-1) where they are in production
2) level of activity
3) size of breed of bird
name some internal parasites - CORRECT ANSWER-large roundworm,
capillary worm, cecal worm, tapeworm, gapeworms
name some external parasites - CORRECT ANSWER-chiggers, lice, mites
what external parasite causes red, pimple-like irritations - CORRECT
ANSWER-Chiggers
what should you do to prevent disease and parasites in waterfowl? -
CORRECT ANSWER-~raise on well-drained soil
~keep bedding and laying areas dry
~keep feed dry
, ~discourage contact between tame and wild birds
sperm is to the rooster as _______ is to the hen - CORRECT ANSWER-
ovum
sex-linked is a term used in breeding today - how? - CORRECT ANSWER-
to determine the sex of day old chicks
after a female pigeon lays the eggs who helps incubate them? - CORRECT
ANSWER-the male
what quality eggs allows
~ air cell not more than 3/16"
~ white may be clean, weak & watery
~ yolk outline clearly visable
~ blood or meat spots not more than 1/8" in diameter - CORRECT
ANSWER-B quality
When should you candle eggs the first time after incubation begins? -
CORRECT ANSWER-10 days
What is a quin-hen? - CORRECT ANSWER-cross between a chicken and
and a quinea fowl
Where is the pinion located? - CORRECT ANSWER-the outer segment of a
wing