Poultry Judging: Poultry Processing

What is the plumage color preferred in most industry operations?

White

In 2015, it is estimated that in the United States ____% of poultry products produced with me further processed products.

49%

In chicken processing, the older and the heavier birds are typically used for what market?

Further processing

Male turkeys are processed at what weeks of age?

18-20

The feed withdrawal period for chicken broilers is started how many hours before processing?

8-12

At what temperature are chicken carcasses hard scalded in a batch type system?

140F

What is the critical temperature carcasses must be reduced below to post processing?

40F

Domestic consumers prefer what type of poultry meat?

White meat

At what temperature are chicken carcasses soft scalded in a batch type system?

130F

Female turkeys are processed at what weeks of age?

14-16

A wet pad cooling system can lower incoming air into a barn within how many degrees of the outside wet-bulb temperature?

3

Appetite decreases when ammonia concentrations are at what level?

20-25 ppm

____________ and ____________ are the densest forms of energy.

Fats & Oils

_______ is perhaps the single most important factor of life.

Water

What type of feed is preferred by market broiler growers?

Crumbled/pelleted

A typical industry market broiler starter diet will contain what percentage of protein?

22%

What is the moisture content of fresh poultry litter?

25%

Converting organic material such as poultry manure and dead birds into a more uniform and relatively odorless substance is known as what?

Composting

When composting dead carcasses, how thick of a layer of compost material should be placed between each layer of carcasses?

4 inches

What is the typical temperature range F seen in a composter?

140-160F

Storage of large quantities of dry manure in a roofed storage building is known as what type of storage?

Dry stack storage

The conversion of manure into a combustible gas is known as what?

Biogas production

What type of storage is seen in caged hen operations and is described by the accumulation of wastes in cone shapes on earthen or concrete floors?

High rise storage

What is the name of the storage device that is within the house to contain wastes, in liquid and slurry form, for a specific time period and is described as being 2 to 6 feet in depth?

In-house pits