Poultry Judging CDE Practice Based on the 2002 State FFA Poultry CDE

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Poultry Judging CDE PracticeBased on the 2002
State FFA Poultry CDE

• By Dr. Frank Flanders and Matthew Flanders
• Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office
• Georgia Department of Education
• April 2002
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Written Exam
Question 1
A commercial egg laying operations major purpose
is to A. produce infertile eggs (table eggs)
for human consumption B. produce fertile eggs
for hatching purposes. C. produce eggs for
Easter and other holidays. D. None of the above
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Question 2

• A commercial egg producer strives to produce a
  dozen table eggs on 3.0 to 3.5 pounds of feed and
  receive from 285 to 310 eggs per hen housed
  during the 12 to 14 month lay period.
• A. True B. False

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Question 3
The time span for growing replacement pullets
usually is A. 3 weeks B. 25 weeks C. 20
weeks D. 40 weeks
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Question 4
In broiler production, large integrated companies
such as Tyson Foods, Gold Kist, etc. pay for the
number of birds marketed but do not provide
incentives (bonuses) for efficiency of operation.
A. True B. False
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Question 5
Most turkeys are marketed in the meat counter as
turkey parts. A. True B. False
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Question 6
Poultry processing plants now produce chicken
meat in the form of hams, patties, tenders,
nuggets, frankfurters, bologna, "hot wings", etc.
These products are referred to as A. Aging
products B. Using everything but the cackle C.
Value-added products D. KFC chicken
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Question 7
A Serologist is a person employed in the poultry
pharmaceutical industry whose main job is to
develop A. New hog feed B. Poultry vaccines C.
Cattle vaccines D. New poultry products
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Question 8
Percent hatchability is calculated by A.
Dividing the number of eggs that hatch as dead
chicks by the number of fertile eggs set. B.
Dividing the number of fertile eggs set by the
number of total eggs produced. C. Dividing the
number of eggs that hatch as live chicks by the
number of fertile eggs set. D. None of the above
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Question 9
On a breeder hen farm floor eggs should be
separated from the nest eggs because A. They are
dirty B. Nest eggs are cleaner C. Floor eggs
suppress hatchability D. None of the above.
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Question 10
Some of the main effects of storing eggs are A.
Storage extends incubation time B. Storage
depresses hatchability C. Eggs stored for 14
days or more depress broiler weights D. All of
the above
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Question 11
The normal average incubation time for chicken
eggs is A. 28 days B. 37 days C. 17 days D.
21 days
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Question 12
The following factors influence the total
incubation time of eggs. A. Incubation
temperature. B. Size of egg. C. Age of egg. D.
All of the above.
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Question 13
Eggs must be turned during incubation to prevent
the embryo from sticking to the shell membrane,
particularly during the first week of incubation
A. Eggs should never be turned. B. Turning
eggs applies to Turkeys only C. True D. None of
the above
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Question 14
Day old chicks are attracted to nipple drinkers
by a water droplet suspended on the nipple if
enough light intensity causes a sparkle effect on
that droplet. Without this effect, curiosity
decreases A. True B. False
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Question 15
In broiler and breeder production, lighting
programs in conjunction with the body weight and
feeding programs are not responsible for the
bird's (male or female) sexual development. A.
True B. False
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Question 16
Optimum house temperature for laying birds is
between 85ºF and 95ºF. A. True B. False
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Question 17
During hot weather laying hens will consume two
to three times the amount of water that they will
normally drink during cold weather. For example,
if 10,000 twenty-week-old birds drink 700 gallons
of water on a 70ºF day, how much water will they
consume on a 90ºF day? A. 700 gallons B. 1,000
gallons C. at least 1,400 gallons D. over
10,000 gallons
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Question 18
This illustration indicates that baby chicks are
A. Just right. B. Too drafty. C. Too cold.
D. Too hot.
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Question 19
Water makes up 60-70 of the chicken and is
present in all body cells. A. True B. False
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Question 20
Today, most broilers in Georgia are grown on
built-up (used or re-used) litter. This results
in A. Better litter disposal management. B.
Savings. C. More people using peanut hulls as
litter. D. Both A and B.
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Question 21
There is a general trend towards the use of
nipple drinkers in broiler houses. Birds should
always have to A. Stoop down to drink. B. Reach
up slightly to drink. C. Drink out of mud holes.
D. None of the above.
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Question 22
Aspergillosis (brooder pneumonia) is a result of
A. A cold hatchery. B. Cold bus transporting
baby chicks to grower. C. Musty or moldy litter.
D. Using hardwood shavings as litter.
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Question 23
Shrinkage is a major problem in transporting
cattle. Shrinkage can also occur in transporting
broilers. A. True B. False
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Question 24
Feed should not be removed from the feed bins
between flocks of broilers A. True B. False
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Question 25
A farm enterprise that compliments growing
broilers is A. Hog production. B. Raising
bird dogs. C. Cattle production. D. None of
these.
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Question 26
Biosecurity on a poultry farm means A.
Sanitation is very important. B. People are a
source of disease. C. Wearing boots that are
disinfected. D. All of the above.
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Question 27
Raising backyard chickens for meat or eggs can be
a good project (SAE) for FFA members A.
True B. False
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Question 28
The most effective air movement in poultry houses
for hot conditions is A. Using small fans. B.
Using air conditioners. C. Using tunnel
ventilation. D. None of the above.
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Question 29
Using hardwood shavings in broiler houses can
cause perforations of the crops and gizzards and
also body abscesses. This is caused by
A. Hardwood shavings have a unique smell. B.
Hardwood shavings retain moisture. C. Hardwood
shavings have a high tannin content and splinter
easily. D. All of the above.
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Question 30
To maintain good litter conditions while
preventing the atmosphere from becoming too dry
or dusty the relative humidity should be
maintained at A. 10 to 20 B. 50 to 70
C. 90 to 100 D. None of the above
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones is in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 1
Tri-State hatchery has a recorded of 80
hatchability for its new multi-stage incubators.
Fertility has averaged 92 for all flocks. How
many eggs must be set each week to provide the
1.35 million chicks for farm placement?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 2
Tri-State has a goal of improving fertility to
94 and hatchability to 84. If they achieve
these goals, how many eggs would they need to set
each week?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 3
It currently costs 7.80 to produce a dozen
hatching eggs. If they achieve the new fertility
and hatchability goals, how much money will be
saved?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 4
Upon examination of Tri-State's multi-stage
incubators, you find a constant temperature
setting of 98.5? F. What should the incubation
temperature be?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 5
Tri-State's records indicate that hatching eggs
are stored an average of 7 days before
incubation. Storage of the eggs for this period
of time would result in a minimum reduction in
hatchability of
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 6
Tri-State's breeder houses are 2/3 slatted floors
and 1/3 litter floor combinations. These houses
measure 40 'x 500' of bird space. What is the
recommended number of birds to per house for
performance?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 7
Tri-State has decided to beak trim all of their
breeders. What is the best age for this
procedure?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 8
Tri-State wants to provide the minimum amount of
light intensity necessary to achieve good egg
production. What would you recommend?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 9
Tri-State maintains a temperature of 70? F in
their egg holding room. What would you recommend?

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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 10
Tri-State's breeders are projected to consume
33.5 pounds of feed per 100 birds per day for the
next two weeks. Tri-State delivers feed on a
weekly basis. How much feed will need to be
delivered per house each week for the next two
weeks?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 11
How often would you recommend gathering the
hatching eggs from the layer houses?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 12
Tri-State recommends separate sex feeding for its
breeders. The primary benefit of separate sex
feeding is?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of theseoperations.
Question 13
What number of males would you recommend for each
100 females in the breeder house?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
Question 14
You are asked about the practice of spiking. What
does this term mean?
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Team Activity
Tri-State Poultry is an integrated broiler
producer processing 1.25 million birds per week.
To be able to deliver 1.25 million birds per week
to the processing plant, Tri-State's hatchery
must produce 1.35 million chicks each week for
placement. Jim Jones in Tri-State's breeder
flock/hatchery. He has asked your assistance as a
poultry scientist in evaluating the productive
performance of these operations.
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Question 15
Tri-State recommends the use of blackout houses
in rearing pullets. What is the primary benefit
of this type of house?
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