Repro
Breeds
Terms
Eggs & Broilers
Non Chicken/Turkey
100
This is the incubation period for chickens
What is 21 days
100
This breed is in the American class, and is also known as Rocks or Barred Rocks
What is Plymouth Rock
100
This is another name for a group of chickens
What is a flock
100
True or False: Indiana is one of the top five states in broiler production.
What is False***top five in EGG production
100
This is another name for a group of geese.
What is a gaggle
200
This is when turkeys reach sexual maturity
What is 30 weeks
200
These are the two largest breeds of chickens.
What is Brahma and Cochin. ***
200
This is a young male chicken
What is Cockerel
200
This is the most important feed content in the poultry production industry.
What is protein
200
What are the names for male and female peafowl?
What is peacock and peahen
300
This is what stores sperm in the hens
What is sperm host glands
300
This breed is also a state bird.
What is Rhode Island Red
300
These traits are more important when focusing on the production side of poultry, but more difficult to select for.
What is Quantitative Traits
300
These are the three consumer grades for eggs
What is AA, A, and B
300
What is another name for the Common Pheasant?
What is Ring-Neck
400
This is when sexual maturity is reached in female chickens
What is laying her first egg
400
This breed is often used as a foster mom
What is Cochin
400
This is the term referring to mating unrelated breeds or strains
What is Outcrossing
400
This is what influences broiler grade quality
What is carcass quality (content, appearance, must be free of pinfeathers, no exposed flesh, no broken bones, etc.)
400
How are peafowl classified?
What is green vs. blue
500
This is how long sperm host glands can store viable sperm
What is 10-14 days
500
This breed is known to have 17 total varieties!
What is Wyandotte
500
This term refers to the breeding process where the best performing males are bred to the best performng females.
What is Mass Selection
500
What does the AGE class indicate in poultry meat?
What is tenderness
500
This is the most popular breed of duck in the US, is valuable for its meat, and produces excellent carcasses at 7-8 weeks!
What is a White Pekin
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