5. Which of the following is more likely to have heavy abdominal fat?
a. A fowl.
b. A capon.
c. A rooster.
6. Each class of poultry has one or more distinctive characteristics which enable the
grader to properly classify an individual bird or lot. Indicate by the characteristics
listed below whether it is a young or mature bird.
a. Fat is dark in color. __________________________________
b. Breastbone cartilage is pliable and soft. ______________________________
c. Oil sac is small and soft. __________________________________
d. Flesh has a coarse texture. __________________________________
7. Indicate by the sex characteristic listed below whether a bird is a male or female.
a. Finely boned body. __________________________________.
b. Keel with rounded appearance over the breast. _______________________.
c. Skin with large feather follicles. __________________________________.
d. Long drumsticks. __________________________________.
8. Chickens are divided into classes according to:
a. __________________________________.
b. __________________________________.
c. __________________________________ .
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