ANS 2- 7.01 (Part 2)

The exterior quality grade of eggs with foreign material sticking on the eggshells is:

• AA.

• A.

• B.

• dirty.

A four-pound ready-to-cook broiler that has all the skin removed, all bones broken, and both wings and the tail missing would be Grade:

• AA.

• A.

• B.

• C.

If a hen’s abdomen is soft and pliable and the vent is moist, bleached, and enlarged, the hen is:

• about ready to start laying eggs.

• currently laying eggs.

• not currently laying eggs.

• unable to lay eggs.

If laying hen one has pigment in the vent, hen two in the beak, hen three in the front of the shanks, and hen four in the eye ring, which hen has been laying the longest?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Live broilers should be healthy and well-fleshed with normal confirmation and only slight defects so that they will be Grade:

• A.

• B.

• C.

• D.

As Cheyenne evaluates a group of breeding gilts, she notices an animal with a hock joint that is excessively straight. What conformation fault does this animal display?

• Post-legged

• Sickle-hocked

• Buck-kneed

• Cow-hocked

Compared to purebred breeders, commercial livestock producers place more emphasis on:

• breed character.

• color.

• pedigree.

• performance records.

When laying hens are evaluated, the relationship of pigment to egg laying is:

• less pigment, less eggs.

• less pigment, more eggs.

• more pigment, more eggs.

• no relationship.

As Alison evaluates an animal from the rear view, she notices the hock joints are set too close together and the hooves point away from one another. What conformation fault does this animal display?

• Post-legged

• Sickle-hocked

• Buck-kneed

• Cow-hocked