Animal Production (Poultry-Chicken) NC II

Flashcards for key concepts related to Animal Production (Poultry-Chicken) NC II.

The purposes of beak trimming include avoiding __ syndrome.

feed selective

Beak trimming is recommended to be done at __ days of age.

5-8

The recommended length of beak trimming is __ of the beak.

1/3

Re-trimming of the beak is recommended at __ weeks.

6-8

Improper restraining while debeaking can cause the beak to be __.

aligned improperly

To reduce cannibalism, it is important to provide adequate __ for the birds.

space

The standard room temperature for chicks aged day old to 5 days is __ degrees Celsius.

32.5-35

The standard light length for the first week of chicks is __ hours.

24

Layer feed ration should be given to the flock starting at __ weeks of age.

21-24

The standard light length at peak production to culling is __ hours.

12-16

The standard space density for day old to 1 week of age is __ sq. in/chick.

15

The standard feeder space for 2-week old chicks is __ cm/bird.

2.5-5

The first beak trim program for chicks is carried out at __ days.

5-8

Re-debeaking to correct faults is recommended at __ weeks.

6-8

The first grading of the flock is done at __ weeks.

16

Pullets are transferred to layer cages at __ weeks.

19-20

The starter feed ration for the flock is given at __ weeks.

3-4

The lighting program for layers begins at __ weeks.

16

The ideal body weight of layer strains at pre-lay (16 weeks) is __ kg.

1.2-1.5

Hens should be conditioned by administering anti-stress __ days prior to transfer.

2-3

At what age should layer strain chickens be transferred to cages? __ weeks.

21-24

In order to familiarize hens with a new environment, 24 hours light is given on the __ of transfer.

day

The ideal light intensity and day length of layers is lux and hours.

5-10, 12-14

To check if a layer is productive, inspect for signs such as a developed __.

comb

Eggs are collected __ times a day from layers.

2-3

Possible causes of prolapse in layer hens include being __.

over fat

A breeder strain of broiler is __.

Cobb (or Pilch, Peterson)

A chick of a layer strain hen is called a __.

Layer chick

The standard male to female ratio is __.

1:10

The standard egg weight for incubation from layer breeders should be above __ grams.

42

The ratio of hen to nest is __.

1:1

A reason for floor eggs is to encourage __.

other pullets to lay eggs

The peak production age for layer breeder chickens is __ months.

12

A factor contributing to high infertility in hatching eggs is that the egg has no __.

embryo

The standard feed of breeder broiler hens at peak production is __.

breeder broiler layer feeds

The standard feed of breeder layer hens at peak production is __.

breeder layer feeds