Poultry
Poultry
1. When grading dressed poultry there are five defects to be considered. Name three of them:
a. Discoloration
b. Bruises
c. Exposed Flesh
d. Pinfeathers
e. Freezing Defects
2. When yellow shanked birds have bleached shanks it means the hen has been laying for at least
how many months?
Three
7. What is the relative humidity that helps eggs hold their maximum quality?
70-80 Percent
Snood
11. How many weeks from the hatch date does it take a broiler to be ready for butchering?
8-10 weeks
15. A term used to describe a serious deformity or a defect which prevents a bird from receiving an
award.
Disqualification
17. One of the epidermal outgrowths, which collectively forms the external covering or plumage of a
bird.
Feather
18. A collective term applying to chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. Poultry means the same thing.
Fowl
20. True or false. Eggs with a white shell have a milder flavor than those with a brown shell.
False
21. True or false. Large eggs are the best buy for all purposes.
False
23. True or false. Grade B eggs have the same nutritional value as Grade A eggs.
True
24. The single elongated tapering growth extending from the rear of a rose comb is called a:
Spike
25. The long curved feathers of a male chicken's tail are called:
Sickles
26. A term used to designate those birds having feathers on the outer sides of shanks, and the outer,
or the outer and middle toes.
Feather-Legged
27. A term used to describe a tightly folded slim, tapering, whip-like tail. It is a desired characteristic
of some breeds, and a defect in others.
Gamy Tail
28. A term used to describe feathers which are curled or which curve outward and forward. It is a
desirable characteristic of certain breeds.
Frizzle feather
30. The joint between lower thigh and shank is the called the:
Hock
31. A definite division in the rear of the blade of a single comb is called a:
Split Comb
32. Those feathers which cover the base of the primary and secondary wing and main tail feathers
are called:
Coverts
33. A globular tuft of feathers on the top of the head of some breeds is called a:
Crest
35. A comb consisting of a single leader from the base of the beak to a hollow crown set firmly on the
center of the head surrounded by a circle of regular points is called a:
Buttercup Comb
36. An established group of fowls, related by breeding, possessing a distinctive shape, the same
general weight, and often a variety of colors and/or combs are called a:
Breed
37. The short feathers at the juncture of the back and neck underneath the hackle and between the
shoulders are called a:
Cape
38. A cluster of longer feathers hanging from the upper throat of some breeds is called a:
Beard
39. The horny formation projecting from the front of the head of chickens forming the forward mouth-
parts is called a:
Beak
40. Two alternating colors on a feather running across the width of the feather is called : Barring
41. The entire forward part of the body from the juncture of the neck and body down to the rear point
of the keel bone is called the:
Breast
44. Plumage of poultry in which the surface is spotted with colors or shades of color that differ from
the ground color is called”:
Mottling
45. Indistinct or irregular markings which destroy the desirable contrast with the ground color is
called:
Mossy
46. The fleshy protruding part on top of the head of a fowl. It is larger in the male than female and is
called a:
Comb
47. A condition of the shanks and toes of a fowl caused by a small burrowing mite which raise and
deform the scales is called:
Scaly Leg
48. A low, short comb set well forward on the head. It is wider at the forward end and has a slightly
bumpy service and is called a:
Strawberry Comb
49. A crest in which there is a division with feathers falling to either side is called a:
Split Crest
50. Miniature fowl which are about 1/5 the size of standard fowl are called:
Bantams