ANSC 44500
COMMERCIAL POULTRY MANAGEMENT

Quiz # 5
ANSC 445
Commercial Poultry Management

(10 points or 2 points each)
1. Identify as either ad libitum or restricted feeding:

a) Broiler breeder, 5 wk of age

b) Turkey breeder hen at post-peak production

c) Broiler at 5 wk of age

d) Turkey breeder tom at 40 wk of age (post-peak)

e) Turkey breeder tom at 11 weeks of age

 (6 points)
2. Sometimes during caponization, a slip can occur. What does this mean and what are the physical characteristics of a slip?

(9 points)
3. Use the following information on broiler breeder diets and the table from North and Bell (page 699) on broiler breeder weight requirements and feed allocations to answer the questions below.

Starter - 0 to 4 wk

Grower I - 5 to 9 wk

Grower II - 10 to 15 wk

Grower III - 16 to 22 wk

If body weights are too low then increase feed recommended by the % they are underweight. If body weights are too high, then continue to feed the same amount of feed until the correct body weight is achieved.

1. Broiler breeder females just turned 18 weeks of age and weigh 3.9 lb.

Ration to feed:

For feed every day program:
Lb. of feed to allocate per 100 pullets per day:

For skip every other day program:
Lb. of feed to allocate per 100 pullets per day:

2. Broiler breeder females just turned 18 weeks of age and weigh 4.0 lb.

Ration to feed:

For feed every day program:
Lb. of feed to allocate per 100 pullets per day:

For skip every other day program:
Lb. of feed to allocate per 100 pullets per day:

3. Broiler breeder females just turned 18 weeks of age and weigh 3.8 lb.

Ration to feed:

For feed every day program:
Lb. of feed to allocate per 100 pullets per day:

For skip every other day program:
Lb. of feed to allocate per 100 pullets per day:

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