Exam 1 Poultry: Introduction into
Poultry Systems
There has been tremendous growth of poultry production around the world. Poultry meat and eggs
meet the _________________________________. - correct answer ✔✔consumer needs for quality
protein and low fat
Average ___________ consumption of poultry meat surpasses beef and pork - correct answer ✔✔per
capita
What was the perspective on chicken products up until the 1920s? - correct answer ✔✔Chicken meat
was specifically for special occasions.
-It was also considered a by-product of egg production; dual-purpose breeds arose from this
When was there a rapid change in poultry production? - correct answer ✔✔Following WWII
Poultry - correct answer ✔✔applies to domesticated birds that are normally slaughtered and prepared
for market
What are examples of poultry? - correct answer ✔✔1. Chicken
2. Turkey
3. Ducks
4. Quail
5. Geese
6. Swans
7. Pigeons
8. Guinea fowl
9. Pheasants
10. Ostriches, emus, and other game birds
, Ornithology - correct answer ✔✔the study of birds; poultry science is the study of poultry
Domestication - correct answer ✔✔Likely for food, religious, or ceremonial purposes and for
cockfighting
-thought to have initiated in East Asia (Northeast China) about 7500 years ago. Spread to the Fertile
Crescent to Europe then Africa
What was the ancestral stock of chickens? - correct answer ✔✔Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus)
-other species include: Java, Ceylon, Lafayette's
Where did small home flocks begin? - correct answer ✔✔in Jamestown 1607
How did grain production initiate significantly for poultry production? - correct answer ✔✔In the
Midwest, development of transportation facilities, use of refrigeration and incubation stimulated
production in the late 1800s
Turkeys History - correct answer ✔✔Meleagris gallopavo; domesticated in the New World by Pre-
Colombian civilizations of present day Mexico and Central America
What does the U.s poultry industry mostly focus on? - correct answer ✔✔Turkey, broilers and eggs
US meat and Poultry Industry accounts for _________ in total economic output? How much GDP? -
correct answer ✔✔$1.02 trillion, 5.6%
How many jobs and wages are accounted for in US poultry industry? - correct answer ✔✔5.4 million
jobs, and $257 billion in wages worldwide
-1.6 million and $485.7 billion for the US
How much does US poultry provide in government revenues? - correct answer ✔✔37.8 billion
Poultry Systems
There has been tremendous growth of poultry production around the world. Poultry meat and eggs
meet the _________________________________. - correct answer ✔✔consumer needs for quality
protein and low fat
Average ___________ consumption of poultry meat surpasses beef and pork - correct answer ✔✔per
capita
What was the perspective on chicken products up until the 1920s? - correct answer ✔✔Chicken meat
was specifically for special occasions.
-It was also considered a by-product of egg production; dual-purpose breeds arose from this
When was there a rapid change in poultry production? - correct answer ✔✔Following WWII
Poultry - correct answer ✔✔applies to domesticated birds that are normally slaughtered and prepared
for market
What are examples of poultry? - correct answer ✔✔1. Chicken
2. Turkey
3. Ducks
4. Quail
5. Geese
6. Swans
7. Pigeons
8. Guinea fowl
9. Pheasants
10. Ostriches, emus, and other game birds
, Ornithology - correct answer ✔✔the study of birds; poultry science is the study of poultry
Domestication - correct answer ✔✔Likely for food, religious, or ceremonial purposes and for
cockfighting
-thought to have initiated in East Asia (Northeast China) about 7500 years ago. Spread to the Fertile
Crescent to Europe then Africa
What was the ancestral stock of chickens? - correct answer ✔✔Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus)
-other species include: Java, Ceylon, Lafayette's
Where did small home flocks begin? - correct answer ✔✔in Jamestown 1607
How did grain production initiate significantly for poultry production? - correct answer ✔✔In the
Midwest, development of transportation facilities, use of refrigeration and incubation stimulated
production in the late 1800s
Turkeys History - correct answer ✔✔Meleagris gallopavo; domesticated in the New World by Pre-
Colombian civilizations of present day Mexico and Central America
What does the U.s poultry industry mostly focus on? - correct answer ✔✔Turkey, broilers and eggs
US meat and Poultry Industry accounts for _________ in total economic output? How much GDP? -
correct answer ✔✔$1.02 trillion, 5.6%
How many jobs and wages are accounted for in US poultry industry? - correct answer ✔✔5.4 million
jobs, and $257 billion in wages worldwide
-1.6 million and $485.7 billion for the US
How much does US poultry provide in government revenues? - correct answer ✔✔37.8 billion
