Poultry Test 1

The beak losses pigment from

• the tip of the beak to the mouth
• the mouth to the tip of beak
• all at once on the beak

This part is described as reddish brown, wedge shaped organ with four lobes of unequal size and shape

• heart
• liver
• gizzard

This part is described as a triangular shaped, four chambered muscular organ

• heart
• liver
• kidney

This occurs during shell formation when a shell is cracked and then partially calcified before being laid.

• RIdge
• Body Check
• Egg Belting

This occurs during shell formation when a shell is cracked and then partially calcified before being laid.

• Wire marks
• Cage marks
• Paw marks

If an egg has an attached feather on it, the egg should be graded as

• Grade A
• Grade B
• Dirty

Eggs with extremely rough areas that may be faulty in soundness and strength should be considered

• Grade C
• No Grade
• Grade B

An egg that is clearly misshapen or that has definite flat marks should be graded as

• Grade B
• Grade A
• Grade C

Eggs with a meat or blood spot less than 1/8 inch in diameter total will be classified as

• Grade C
• Loss
• Grade B

Any eggs with a meat or blood spot larger than 1/8 inch in diameter should be classified as

• Grade C
• Grade B
• Loss