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The litter bed of poultry housing has the thickness of

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  1. 5 to 7.5 cm

  2. 4 to 6.5 cm

  3. 3.5 to 5 cm

  4. 4.5 to 5 cm

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • There are various factors involved in brooding. One of the factors is the formation of the litter bed. 
  • The brooding house has the floor which is layered with many materials to form the bed. This is known as the litter bed. 
  • generally, the straw, husk and hay. This bed is constructed of about 5-7.5 cm thickness. 
  • It is necessary to keep the bed dry and hygienic.
  • Thus, the correct answer is option A. 

Silver Revolution means the ..........

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  1. Increase in egg production

  2. Increase in milk production

  3. Fish and prawn culture

  4. Rearing of honey bees for honey and wax

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Correct Option: A

The fresh egg can be distinguished from rotten by putting them in a bowl of water, how?

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  1. Rotten egg will float but fresh does not

  2. Fresh egg float but rotten does not

  3. Rotten egg shell ruptured

  4. Fresh egg shell ruptured

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The kept secrete in determining an Egg's freshness is to see if it sinks in water. If the Eggs shrink into the bottom and lay flat on their side, they are still
fresh. However, if they sink, but stand on one end at the bottom of the glass or bowl they are not as fresh but still edible. Floating is indeed a sign of less-than-fresh Eggs, but the size of the air pocket is determined by evaporation of moisture from the egg. Evaporation isn't desirable but it's not the same as spoilage. Thus of course if any Egg float to the top they shouldn't be eaten. The science behind this is based on the fact that Eggshells are semipermeable, which means air can get through.
Option A is correct.

Birds reared for eggs only are ________.

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  1. Females only

  2. Females with a few males

  3. Females and males in equal ratio

  4. Females and males in ratio of 1:2

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Correct Option: A

First unbeaking in chicken is done on :

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  1. 6th day

  2. 15th day

  3. 21st day

  4. 28th day

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Correct Option: C

Sex determination of chicken is done when they are _____________.

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  1. One day old

  2. Three day old

  3. One week old

  4. Ten day old

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
It was the first reliable method of determining the sex of chicks and hatcheries use this method even today vent sexing is a procedure of holding the one day-old chick in one hand and viewing the copulatory organs to determine
sex based in shape.

Breeding in Fowl is done between :

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  1. Six month old hen and cock.

  2. One year old hen and two year old cock.

  3. Two year old hen and one year old cock.

  4. Two year old hen and cock.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Answer C) Two year old hen and are year old cock usually a rooter reacts its mortality of 5 moths old. But young rooters are not wood 10 breed because they are case effective. So the rooter of an year old is used for breeding.
A hen also grows and molecular of an age of 6 months But the hen is allowed to grow fully and matured. Hence, two year old hen is used.

Second debeaking of chicken is carried out when they are ___________.

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  1. 4 week old

  2. 6 week old

  3. 8 week old

  4. 18 week old

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Correct Option: D

Trimming of combs and wattles of young poultry birds is called _____________.

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  1. Culling

  2. Dubbing

  3. Brooding

  4. Pullet

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Dubbing is the procedure of removing the comb, wattles, and sometimes earlobes of poultry. Removing the wattles is sometimes called 'dewattling'.
It is sometimes performed to limit damage caused by injury are frostbite. For some breeds has become a tradition and is required for some birds to meet breed-specifications. 

Broilers become ready for dressing after ____________.

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  1. 3-4 weeks

  2. 6-7 weeks

  3. 12-14 weeks

  4. 16-20 weeks

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Option 'B' is correct
Broilers become ready for dressing after 6-7 weeks, as they should exhibit youthfulness determined by appearance and the lack of molting of juvenile primary flight feathers. Birds are then slaughtered prior to molting primary flight-feature produce the greater amount of meat per pound of feed consumed.