Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
VET 115 Week 6
Poultry Management
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What purpose do chickens serve in production? | Meat and eggs |
| What purpose do turkeys serve in production? | Meat |
| What purpose do ducks serve in production? | Meat |
| What purpose do geese serve in production? | Meat and down production |
| What parts make up the digestive system in poultry? | Beak/mouth, crop, proventriculus, gizzard, small and large intestine, cloaca |
| What parts make up the reproductive system in poultry? | Ovary (yolk), Infundibulum, Magnum (egg white), Isthmus (keratin shell), Uterus (hard shell), Vagina, Cloaca |
| What needs to be evaluated in commercial egg producer chickens? | egg numbers, eggshell quality, egg size, fertility, hatchability |
| What needs to be evaluated in broiler producer chickens? | Evaluate same and carcass quality |
| What needs to be evaluated in ducks? | Carcass quality |
| What needs to be evaluated in geese? | carcass size, mortality, growth, feather coat |
| When is chicken puberty? | 20-22 weeks |
| When is turkey puberty? | 30 weeks |
| How are turkey hens bred? | AI (Toms are too large) |
| What is the incubation time for chickens? | 21 days |
| What is the incubation time for turkeys? | 28 days |
| What is the incubation time for ducks? | 28 dys |
| What is the incubation time for geese? | 28-34 days |
| What temperature for egg forced air incubation? | 99.5-100.0F |
| What is the most important aspect for egg incubation? | Temperature |
| Eggs should be _______ in the first four days and _______ in the last three days | warmer; cooler |
| Humidity should be ___ throughout incubation then increased to ___ during last few days | 60-65%; 70% |
| How should eggs be positioned? | Large end up |
| What can the egg being positioned small end up cause? | Embryo death |
| How many times should the egg be turned per day? | 5 times |
| When incubating, how much oxygen is needed for optimum development? | 21% |
| What is candling? | Shining a light through to see if embryo is developing |
| When is debeaking performed? | 7/10 days |
| What does debeaking prevent? | feather picking, fighting, and cannibalism |
| What is floor space needed for 10-20 week old chicks? | Scratching, Seeking, Pecking |
| What does an important ground ration include? | protein and calcium |
Created by:
Acraft02
Popular Veterinary sets