Animal Husbandry Poultry -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Question 1: What is the term for the process of raising and breeding domestic chickens for their eggs and meat?

(a) Apiculture
(b) Sericulture
(c) Pisciculture
(d) Poultry farming

Question 2: Which type of poultry is known for its meat production and is characterized by its rapid growth rate?

(a) Broiler
(b) Layer
(c) Duck
(d) Turkey

Question 3: What is the term for the female chicken specifically raised for egg production?

(a) Hen
(b) Rooster
(c) Pullet
(d) Cock

Question 4: Which of the following is a common disease in poultry, especially affecting chickens, and is caused by a parasitic mite infestation?

(a) Fowl pox
(b) Coccidiosis
(c) Marek's disease
(d) Scaly leg mites

Question 5: What is the process of artificially providing heat to young chicks in their early stages of life called?

(a) Incubation
(b) Brooding
(c) Ventilation
(d) Culling

Question 6: Which part of the egg contains the developing embryo in fertile eggs?

(a) Eggshell
(b) Egg white (albumen)
(c) Yolk
(d) Chalaza

Question 7: Which management practice involves restricting food intake for a certain period to improve egg-laying efficiency in hens?

(a) Vaccination
(b) Lighting manipulation
(c) Culling
(d) Fasting

Question 8: What is the process of artificially incubating eggs under controlled conditions to hatch chicks called?

(a) Brooding
(b) Candling
(c) Ventilation
(d) Incubation

Question 9: Which vitamin deficiency can lead to a condition called 'perosis' or 'slipped tendon' in poultry?

(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B12
(c) Vitamin D
(d) Vitamin E

Question 10: Which of the following practices involves the separation and removal of weak or undesirable chicks from the flock?

(a) Incubation
(b) Brooding
(c) Ventilation
(d) Culling

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Answer key:

Question 1: d

Question 2: a

Question 3: a

Question 4: d

Question 5: b

Question 6: c

Question 7: b

Question 8: d

Question 9: c

Question 10: d