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The Poultry Industry
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1. What two seasons of the year do poultry naturally produce the most eggs?

2. The bedding material that is placed on the production house floor is called...

3. What is the management practice of covering corners of the production house to limit crowding and smothering of chickens?

4. The two most common game fowl that are domestically raised...

5. The two breeds of chicken often crossed to make the commercial broiler used by processing plants are the...

6. What publication lists and maintains information on over 300 unique breeds of poultry?

7. What is the term for hens in a layer operation who stop laying eggs in order to sit on the nest and try to hatch them?

8. Turkey and geese production is centered around most birds being ready for processing around what two seasons?

9. What three breeds of chicken are well known for their production of brown eggs?

10. A baby duck...

11. The meat produced from ducks, geese, and game birds is primarily used where?

12. An immature male chicken is called a...

13. An immature female turkey is called a

14. What is the name of the facility where eggs are transported in mass quantities for hatching?

15. An adult male duck...

16. What must chickens grow before brooders can be removed?

17. The device where the eggs are placed turned, and kept warm until time for hatching is an...

18. What is the most common domestic turkey variety used for meat production?

19. Miniature chickens that are similar to full sized birds, but are not used in production are...

20. What are the two types of poultry breeds?

21. What three breeds of ducks are often used in meat production?

22. What is the process where each egg is passed over an intense light to look for cracks or spots inside the egg?

23. An adult female turkey is called a

24. What by-product of ducks and geese is highly valued by bedding manufacturers?

25. What is prevented by the removal of the beak tips from chicks?