Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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| 1. |
Production of broilers in Georgia is still considered
family enterprise:
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| 2. |
Brooding utilizes over 70% of the BTU energy used in poultry
production.
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| 3. | The
top turkey producing county in Georgia is:
a. | Fulton | c. | Oconee | b. | Jackson | d. | Oglethorpe | | | | |
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| 4. | The
top broiler producing county in Georgia is:
a. | Madison | c. | Banks | b. | Hall | d. | Habersham | | | | |
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| 5. | The
top producing commercial layer county in Georgia is:
a. | Hall | c. | Jackson | b. | Seminole | d. | Jasper | | | | |
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| 6. | The
major advantage of a commercial egg laying operation is:
a. | High initial
investment | c. | Weekend work not
required | b. | Steady flow of income | d. | Cheap egg prices | | | | |
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| 7. |
In the management of litter, the objective should be to maintain a
moisture content of:
a. | 20-25% | c. | 40-50% | b. | 10-15% | d. | None of th above | | | | |
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| 8. | A
broiler grower, under contract, usually furnishes:
a. | chicks and
feed | c. | water
only | b. | buildings and
equipment | d. | buildings,
equipment, fuel, utilities, water, litter, and labor | | | | |
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| 9. |
When chicks are 3 - 4 days old, water should be fresh, clean, and at
what temperature?
a. | 45 degrees F | c. | 28 degrees F | b. | room
temperature | d. | 55 degrees
F | | | | |
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| 10. |
Conditions
that might cause cannibalism are:
a. | Darkness | c. | Insufficient feeders and drinkes | b. | Overcrowding,
lack of ventilation | d. | both B and
C | | | | |
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| 11. |
When adding vaccines through drinking water a sanitizer should be
added also.
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| 12. |
A poultry house with wet litter, ammonia fumes, and thick cobwebs
indicates it is not properly:
a. | Heated | c. | Ventilated | b. | Cooled | d. | Equipped | | | | |
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| 13. | For
the first week brooder temperatures should be maintained at:
a. | 70 degrees
F | c. | 85 degrees
F | b. | 80 degrees
F | d. | 90 degrees
F | | | | |
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| 14. | In
28 to 56 day old birds feed conversion gets worse as
the
temperature goes:
a. | down | c. | stays the same | b. | up | d. | doesn't
matter | | | | |
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| 15. | Water makes up what percent of the chicken's body?
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| 16. |
The growth of the broiler industry in North Georgia will be limited in
future years because of:
a. | Lack of land area | c. | Enviromental factors | b. | Population
growth | d. | All of the
above | | | | |
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| 17. | The
newest type of waterer used in broiler houses is the:
a. | Bell-type | c. | Trough | b. | Nipple | d. | Cup | | | | |
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| 18. | The
newest method in destroying dead birds is:
a. | Disposal pit | c. | dead-bird composter | b. | incinerator | d. | Bird
dog | | | | |
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| 19. | Young turkeys are called:
a. | Chicks | c. | Birds | b. | Poults | d. | Brooders | | | | |
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| 20. | Pigmentation is a term used to describe the presence or absence
of:
a. | Water in the
eyes | c. | Yellow
Pigment | b. | Feathers | d. | All of the above | | | | |
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| 21. | A
problem associated with broiler production in Georgia is:
a. | No available
markets | c. | Summer heat and
humidity | b. | Lack of layers | d. | None | | | | |
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| 22. |
Which district in Georgia has the most "million-dollar"
poultry counties?
a. | North district | c. | Central district | b. | Southeast
district | d. | Southwest
district | | | | |
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| 23. |
In calculating the value of Georgia's broiler industry, the current
"assumed value" per bird is:
a. | $2.10 | c. | $1.76 | b. | $6.00 | d. | $12.00 | | | | |
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| 24. |
Which county in Georgia has the largest gross farm value of
poultry:
a. | Banks | c. | Barrow | b. | Hall | d. | Jackson | | | | |
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| 25. |
The Executive
Director of the Georgia Poultry Federation is:
a. | Jimmy
Hill | c. | Abit
Massey | b. | Tommy Irvin | d. | Gary Farmer | | | | |
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| 26. |
An FFA member has decided to raise laying hens for a project. An
available existing building is 20 feet wide and 30 feet long. Allowing 2.4 square feet of floor
space per bird, the maximum number of laying hens the student can raise in the building
is:
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| 27. |
The number of square feet in a broiler house 40 feet wide and 600 feet
long is:
a. | 21,000 | c. | 240,000 | b. | 24,000 | d. | 1.60 | | | | |
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| 28. |
At eight weeks of age, 100 broilers will consume a total of six
gallons of water per day. How many gallons of water will 40,000 broilers consume per day at
eight weeks of age?
a. | 120,000 gallons | c. | 14,000 gallons | b. | 1,200
gallons | d. | 2,400
gallons | | | | |
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| 29. |
If 1,000 pullets require 30 feed troughs five feet long, how many feed
troughs do 30,000 pullets require?
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| 30. |
If 20,000 broilers consume 6 lbs. of feed per bird during the entire
grow-out phase, how many tons will be required for the entire flock?
a. | 60
tons | c. | 16,000
lbs. | b. | 120,000
tons | d. | 54
tons | | | | |
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