Chickens raised for meat are called _______ - correct answer ✔✔Broilers
Most chickens in the U.S. that are raised for meat are housed in _______ - correct answer ✔✔Open floor
buildings
Both meat chickens and layer chickens are given hormones to increase growth weight. True or False? -
correct answer ✔✔False
In what part of the U.S. are most broiler operations located? - correct answer ✔✔South
The method generally used to create fertilized eggs for hatching in chickens is _______ - correct answer
✔✔Artificial Insemination
Which sex of turkey is the most profitable to grow? - correct answer ✔✔Toms
What are the most common feeds fed to chickens? - correct answer ✔✔Corn and soybean meal
A laying hen lays an egg this often on average when she is at her most productive time? - correct answer
✔✔280-300 days
On average, how long does it take to grow a modern meat-type chicken from hatching to market size? -
correct answer ✔✔6-7 weeks
Brown eggs are most nutritional than white eggs. True or False? - correct answer ✔✔Falseee
Primary Breeders - correct answer ✔✔Responsibility is to develop and reproduce strains of chicken that
meets the requirements of chicken producer/processing companies.
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