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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