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Economic Zoology (ZOO510)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Objective Questions

  1. The color of egg yolk depends upon the presence of ________ pigment in laying hens.

    1. carotenoid
    2. magnesium
    3. iron
    4. calcium
  2. Geese will start to eat pasture when they are ________ old.

    1. one day
    2. few days
    3. many days
    4. months
  3. Laying hens (2kg wt.) requires ________ Kcal energy for their maintenance.

    1. 100
    2. 200
    3. 220
    4. 320
  4. Sources of ________ in poultry diets are ground oyster shell, limestone, bone meal, and di-calcium phosphate.

    1. Fe
    2. Ca
    3. Na
    4. Co
  5. Inorganic ________ is supplied by bone meal, di-calcium phosphate, and rock phosphate in poultry feeds.

    1. Ca
    2. phosphate
    3. Fe
    4. Na
  6. At an age of 10-12 weeks cocks are separated from ________.

    1. hens
    2. chicks
    3. fowls
    4. eggs
  7. ________ is the most common grain used in formulating poultry feeds.

    1. corn
    2. wheat
    3. rice
    4. sun flower
  8. Deficiency of ________ in the ration of laying hens cause goiter.

    1. calcium
    2. phosphorus
    3. iron
    4. iodine
  9. In Turkeys sticky droppings adhere to the feet & cause dermatitis.

    1. weakness
    2. enlargement of hock joint
    3. Ascitis
    4. footpad dermatitis
  10. ________ is the first limiting AA for egg production in laying hens.

    1. methionine
    2. leucine
    3. isoleucine
    4. cysteine
  11. Animal protein sources are more variable in their amino acids than ________ protein.

    1. fungi
    2. insects
    3. plant
    4. All of the given
  12. Formulating poultry diets ________ is the most common grain.

    1. Wheat
    2. Corn
    3. Rice
    4. Barley
  13. Chickens bred for meat production grow ________ and achieve adult stage much early.

    1. slowly
    2. normally
    3. rapidly
    4. variable
  14. Very hot weather cause ________ quality egg shells.

    1. good
    2. better
    3. poor
    4. best
  15. Deficiency of niacin, biotin, vit. E & zinc causes

    1. Leg weakness disorders
    2. Enlargment of hock joint
    3. Footpad dermatitis
    4. None of the given
  16. In feeding of broilers, starter ration contains ________ % protein.

    1. 18-20
    2. 20-22
    3. 22-24
    4. 24-28
  17. Period after ________ of age hens attained mature body weight.

    1. 72W
    2. 62W
    3. 52W
    4. 42W
  18. If a commercial feed for ducks & geese is not available ________ feed may be used.

    1. Raw
    2. Fish
    3. Chicken
    4. Staple
  19. The color of egg yolk depend upon the presence of ________.

    1. Phosphorus
    2. Calcium
    3. Carotenoid
    4. Potassium
  20. For egg production ________ is first limiting AAs.

    1. Methionine
    2. Histidine
    3. Lysine
    4. Arginine
  21. Drying and exposure to ________ are very effective in killing many disease causing organisms.

    1. darkness
    2. sunlight
    3. dim light
    4. humidity
  22. In poultry feeding some medicines are administered in the ________.

    1. diet
    2. water
    3. food
    4. solution
  23. Inflammation of tongue and mouth cavity (black tongue) caused by ________.

    1. Fowl Pox
    2. Avian Influenza
    3. Niacin
    4. Newcastle Disease