Avian Bowl Study Questions - How did you Do?
- What
is the name for the functional units of the kidney? Nephron
- Which breed from the Continental Class
has a German name but is thought to have originated in Holland? Hamburgs
- What
watt bulb provides adequate light for 200 sq. ft. (18 square meters) of
floor space? 40 watts
- Who is
T. Schjelderup-Ebbe and what did he discover? He provided the first
scientific observation of social behavior in animals including the peck
order in hens.
- What
is gnotobiotics the study of?
A. germs and viruses effects on genetics
B. organisms raised in germ-free conditions
C. the infection rate of new pathogens
D. organisms immunological response to viruses - When
brooding poults, what is the rule of thumb with regard to reducing the
temperature on weekly basis? You start at 90-95 degrees Fahrenheit and
reduce the temperature 5 degrees weekly until you reach 70 degrees
Fahrenheit. At that time you maintain the temperature.
- What
is the difference between mammal and bird red blood cells? Bird red
blood cells are nucleated.
- _____
_____ is a bacteria-resistant solution of sodium silicate and was used as
one method of egg preservation. Water glass
- Check
your local _____ regulations before starting to raise turkeys as some
towns prohibit keeping poultry. zoning
- What
animal has long been used to determine the vitamin content of foods?
A. horses
B. chicks
C. pigs
D. dogs - This
person is known as the father of genetics.
Johann Gregor Mendel
- T.
Schjelderup-Ebbe provided the first scientific observation of social _____
in animal in 1935. behavior
- Other
than anthrax, what disease did Louis Pasteur work with? Hint, it was a
poultry disease.
A. Infectious bronchitis
B. Fowl cholera
C. Avian Influenza
D. Salmonella - Henrik
Dam found that chicks fed a diet that was deficient in a certain nutrient
did not have good blood clotting capabilities. Why then was the vitamin he
discovered named K? It was called the Koagulations
Vitamin. In his native language,
Danish, coagulation is spelled with a "K".
- In the
Continental Class, a spangle variety may be found in this breed.
A. Polish
B. Faverolle
C. Campine
D.
Hamburg - What
breed of chicken was developed in Cuba? Cubalaya
- Feathers
that curl back toward the head is the remarkable trait for the _____breed
of chicken. Frizzled
- The
definition of this term is very broad. It is a functioning unit of the
anatomy, such as the skeletal, muscular, glandular, respiratory, and
digestive.
A. Testes
B. Amnion
C.
System
D. Vitamin - Which
breed of chicken was discovered in South America?
A. Turkens
B. Ameraucanas
C. La Fleche
D.
Araucanas - What
is the most commonly raised commercial variety of turkey?
A. Bronze
B. Bourbon Red
C. Narragansett
D.
Large White
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