1) What factors should be considered when culling? a) rate of laying b) rate of molting c) length of time in production d) all of these 2) How do you catch laying hens during culling? a) Feed the birds to facilitate catching. b) Catch them at the middle of the night. c) Use a catching crate to confine the birds. d) Run after the birds inside the poultry house until they get tired. 3) Use a catching crate to confine the birds. a) late-molter b) vent- small dry and round c) comb shrunken and dull red d) eyes are dull and somewhat cloudy e) 4) Debeaking or beak trimming is the most effective method of ______ a) preventing feather-picking b) minimizing feed wastage c) avoiding cannibalism d) all of these 5) Light control is a valuable tool for _______. a) controlling sexual maturity b) increasing egg size c) ensuring maximum egg  production d) all of these 6) Broiler feed is differentiated from each other by its _______. a) availability b) accessibilityavailability c) protein content d) palatability 7) Feeds given to broiler during their early stage of growth have _______. a) the same with older birds b) higher protein content c) lower protein content d) none of these 8) Which among the items below is not influenced by antibiotics? a) growth rate b) physical defects c) reduction of mortality d) rate of feathering 9) Select from the choices the kind of poultry feeds having the highest protein content. a) grower feeds b) broiler starter c) finisher feeds d) chick booster 10) The protein content of broiler feed during the first week of feeding is_______. a) 21 to 22 percent b) 19 to 20 percent c) 22 to 24 percent d) 20 to 21 percent 11) It is the amount of feeds consumed by an individual bird within a day. a) ration b) balanced ration c) nutrients d) maintenance ration 12) The recommended percent of protein in layer feed is_____. a) 20 to 21 percent b) 14 to 15 percent c) 22 to 24 percent d) 16 to 18 percent 13) Among the choices below, which is NOT a quality of a good ration? a) It should be adopted to the purpose of satisfying birds’ hunger. b) It must be attractive and palatable. c) Feeds should be in the form of pellets. d) There should be variation in the ration. 14) Why feeds do differ in value when producing eggs? a) They differ in the amount of nutrients contents. b)  They differ in their value. c) They differ in their palatability. d) They differ in appearance. 15)  Proteins in cereal grains are often_______. a) high in quality b) poor in quality c) enough to meet the needs of the laying hens.enslaying hens d) best in quality 16) Which is not a source of plant proteins? a) soy bean oil meal b) ipil-ipil leaf meal c) blood meal d) copra meal 17) Which is not a source of animal proteins? a) fish meal b) shrimp meal c) meat scraps meal d) mongo beans 18) Vitamin A is essential for the normal operation of the________. a) builds up the resistance to infections b) mucous membranes of the body c)  needed in egg production d) all of these 19) Which is not a good source of drinking water for layers?  a) artesian or deep well b) city or town water system c) natural spring d) pond or stagnant water 20)  Which of the following is not a function of antibiotics? a) Improve feed utilization. b) Increase egg size. c) Lower bird resistance to diseases d) Increase egg production. 21)  It is the amount of feed consumed by an individual bird within a day. a) balanced ration b) nutrients c) maintenance ration d) ration 22) Which is not considered as grain for layer feeds? a) root crops b) rice/palay c) corn d) sorghum 23) Which of the following feed supplements does not come from plant protein? a) soy bean oil meal b) meat scraps meal c) copra meal d) ipil-ipil leaf meal 24) The most important purpose of feeding is________. a) for egg production b) for growth c) to maintain life d) for fattening 25) The main purpose of feeding laying hens is_________. a) to maintain the life of the bird b) to fatten the birds c) to promote growth and development d) to get as many eggs as possible e) 26) Below are principal sources of energy-producing nutrients except______. a) root crops b) copra meal c) cereals d) legume plants 27) Which is not the source of animal protein? a) fish meal b) soybean meal c) blood meal d) shrimp meal 28) Which of the following is not a function of vitamin A? a) essential for normal working of the mucous membrane of the body b) builds up the resistance to infections c) needed in egg production d) needed for the building of the bones 29) Vitamin that is most commonly deficient in layers. a) Vitamin G b) Vitamin E c) Vitamin A d) Vitamin D 30) How do you observe strict sanitary management practices in your poultry project? a) Stop giving medication to the flock even if there is an outbreak of disease. b) Keep away from diseased flock. c) Invite visitors and buyers to get inside your project. d) Keep on introducing new breeds of animal in the flock without assessing their health. 31) If the flock is already infected with infectious diseases, what will you do? a) Remove all dead and sick birds from the flock. b) Dress all sick birds and cook for food c) Kill the sick birds and feed to other animals. d) Attend to the sick birds and never mind those healthy ones. e)   32) Which is not a proven care and management practices of poultry? a) Follow approved practices. b) Avoid overcrowding. c) keep flock healthy d) Keep birds eating all the time 33) How can a prospective poultry raiser get rid of poultry parasites and diseases? a) Begin with a clean and healthy stocks. b) Buy chicks from hatcheries known to be free from infectious diseases c)  Practice strict hygiene and sanitation. d) all of these 34) How are poultry diseases transferred from one bird to another? a) through the caretaker b) through drinking water and contaminated feeds c)  through the eyes d) through the eggs 35) Losses caused by diseases include the following except one. Which of these is the exemption? a) outright deaths b) increase production c) reduced egg production d) retarded growth 36) Forced or temporary molting may be caused by _______. a) sudden change of management b) sudden visit of people in the project c) sudden change in feed d) sudden change of caretaker 37) Molting refers to _________. a) the shedding of feathers b) the debeaking c) the shedding of colors on the wattles and comb d) the shedding of color on the feather e) 38) Which is not a purpose of culling? a) to reduce the number of birds in the house b) to give birds left more room in the house  c)  to save and economize feeds d) feeds to eliminate non productive birds 39) Culling in its broader sense refers to ________. a) sorting hatched eggs b) sorting chicks and pullets c) sorting breeding males and hens d) all of these 40) What should be done to encourage birds to eat more? a) Feed should be given dry to them. b) Feeds should be mixed with green feeds. c) Feeds should be moistened. d) Feeds should be musty and stale 41) Which is true about ad libitum system of feeding layer? a) Birds have free access of feeds and eat they can. b) Birds are fed only once a day. c) Birds should empty first the feeders before they are given the next feeding d) Birds are fed three times a day. 42) The average feed consumption of 100 birds per day is_________. a) 111 grams b) 110 kilograms c) 111 kilograms d) 110 grams 43) To stimulate better feed consumption, layers should be_________. a) fed once a day b) fed twice a day c) three to four times a day d) all of these 44) When feeders are full, feed would likely be wasted by_______. a) 10% b) 30% c) 30 grams d) 10 grams 45) Best layers are more bleached than poor layers a) TRUE b) FALSE 46) As the laying becomes longer, the feather become ruffled and rugged. a) TRUE b) FALSE 47) A good layer is a slow molter a) TRUE b) FALSE 48) A good layer has a long laying period a) TRUE b) FALSE 49) Pigmentation is the fading of the yellow pigment. a) TRUE b) FALSE

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