Poultry CDE with correct answers 100% 2026

Poultry CDE with correct answers 100% 2026 What system in fowl is responsible for prehension, storage, mastication, absorption, and elimination of waste? - Correct Answer The digestive system What muscle depresses the wing? - Correct Answer Pectoralis major The pulse rate of poultry is ______ beats per minute while at rest? - Correct Answer 300 In a poultry ration, what ingredient provides 2.25 times more energy than carbohydrates? - Correct Answer Fats and oils In 1962, the national chicken council (NCC) estimated that ___ percent of chicken was marketed as whole birds compared to ____ percent in 2015. - Correct Answer 83% & 11% During poultry processing, the USDA requires that the _______ remain with the bird for inspection by a USDA inspector. - Correct Answer Viscera Which of the following is NOT considered a leg disorder in broilers and turkeys? - Correct Answer Coccidiosis The chickens oviduct is nearly ___ centimeters in length. - Correct Answer 78 What organ serves as the bird's "teeth"? - Correct Answer Gizzard What bone in a chicken's body is also referred as their kneecap? - Correct Answer Patella Which of the following is NOT listed as a major biosecurity measure? - Correct Answer Selection Poultry have a high body temperature of ____ to ____ Celsius. - Correct Answer 40.6-41.7 The surgical removal of the comb is referred to as __________? - Correct Answer Dubbing Chickens, turkeys, pheasant, and quail belong to the taxonomical order _________? - Correct Answer Galliformes What hormone stimulates oviposition (laying of eggs)? - Correct Answer Oxytocin Birds perspire (sweat) - Correct Answer False Most commercial laying hens are of the ___________ breed. - Correct Answer White leghorn A pullet starter ration should be ___ percent protein. - Correct Answer 18% What grain is the most commonly used grain in the United States, is widely available, and is high in energy. - Correct Answer Corn For typical egg laying operations, a realistic production goal is to gather _____ eggs per hen during the 52-80 week laying period. - Correct Answer 240-350 Pectoral muscles account for _______ of the bird's total weight. - Correct Answer 15%-20% For the first week, brooder temperatures should be maintained at: - Correct Answer 90 degrees F A broiler reaches the 3.5 to 4.5 pound market weight at _____ age. - Correct Answer 6-7 weeks Optimum house temperature for laying hens is between: - Correct Answer 65-75 degrees F The pectoral muscles are " extensively attached" to which bone? - Correct Answer Sternum On a commercial turkey farm, hens are grown to an average final body weight of 47 pounds. If the average feed conversion over the hens lifetime was 2.36, approximately how many birds could be grown with each ton of feed (2000 lbs.) - Correct Answer 18 birds A broiler farm contains houses houses measuring 50 feet wide x 50 feet long. In each house, bird density is 0.90 square feet per bird. If the total live weight produced per house is 170,000 pounds, what is the approximate average body weight per bird? - Correct Answer 6.12 pounds At the beginning of the egg laying cycle, 500,000 hens were housed in a commercial egg layer facility. How many extra one dozen cartons of eggs would be produced each day if the hen house population increased by 1.5%? - Correct Answer 625 What percent of corn having 9% crude protein would be needed in a mix with a 42% crude protein concentrate to make a 16% ration? - Correct Answer 78% Percent fertility is the percent of eggs that are fertile. Percent hatchability is the percentage of fertile eggs that hatch. Out of 900 eggs placed in an incubator, 810 were fertile and 640 chicks hatched. What was the fertility rate/hatchability rate? - Correct Answer 90% fertility rate and 79% hatchability rate High body temperature - Correct Answer 105 degrees F to 107 degrees F; 40.6 degrees C to 41.7 degrees C