Term
| What stimulates birds to start filling their crop? |
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Definition
| when the find a stash of food or the light begins to dim |
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Term
| What is the glandular compartment of the stomach? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the muscular compartment of the stomach? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the function of the gall bladder? |
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Definition
| stores bile from the liver |
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Term
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Definition
| common opening of the excretory, digestive & repro systems to the exterior |
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Term
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Definition
1. oesophagus
2. crop
3. proventriculus
4. gizzard / ventriculus
5. pancreas
6. gall bladder
7. liver
8. small intestine
9. caeca
10. cloaca |
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Term
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Definition
1. testis
2. epidydimis
3. vas deferens
4. papilla
5. urodaeum of cloaca
6. ureter |
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Term
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Definition
| small protrusion where the vas deferens opens into the cloaca |
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Term
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Definition
| where the excretory system opens into the cloaca |
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Term
| When does gaseous exchange take place in poultry? |
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Definition
| as the air is moving through the lungs |
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Term
| What separates the thoracic & abdominal cavities in poultry? |
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Definition
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Term
| Describe the inhalation & exhalation of air in poultry? |
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Definition
Inhale: air is drawn through lungs into air sacs outside the lungs
Exhale: air passes from air sacs back through lungs to the exterior |
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Term
| Where are the lungs found in poultry? |
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Definition
| under the vertebral column |
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Term
| How does the processing system for lungs in poultry differ from in other meat animals? |
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Definition
poultry: lungs a removed with a suction tube
other: usually removed & kept as plucks |
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Term
Desribe the location of the following air sacs:
interclavicular
cervical
axillary
anterior thoracic
posterior thoracic
abdominal
humeral |
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Definition
interclavicular: in the midline
cervical: extends towards neck
axillary: at junction with wing
anterior thoracic: in body cavity
posterior thoracic: in body cavity
abdominal: in body cavity
humeral: within the humerus |
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Term
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Definition
1. Trachea
2. Syrinx
3. Bronchus
4. Secondary bronchus
5. Air sac
6. Recurrent bronchus
7. Tertiary bronchus
8. Gas exchange of moving air
9. Lungs
10. Atrium |
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Term
| How many ovaries do hens have and where are they found? |
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Definition
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Term
| What structure catches the egg yolk? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| glandular region of the oviduct |
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Term
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Definition
1. ovary
2. ostium
3. ?
4. isthmus
5. uterus
6. urodaeum |
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Term
| What structure deposits shell membranes? |
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Definition
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Term
| What structure deposits calcareous shell? |
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Definition
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Term
| How are feathers removed from poultry? |
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Definition
-scalding loosens them
-machines with rubber fingers remove them
-pin feathers are removed manually |
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Term
| How are feathers removed on ducks & geese? |
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Definition
-scalding loosens them
-machines with rubber fingers remove them
-dipped in hot wax which is pulled off after cooled & set
-manual removal of remaining feathers |
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Term
| Describe the steps of poultry slaughter |
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Definition
1. stunning & exsanguination
2. suspend by head, oil gland is removed
3. dorsal incision to remove crop & trachea
4. suspend by feet, insicion around cloaca to remove viscera & cloaca
5. remove liver & gall bladder
6. incision in gizzard to remove lining & contents
7. remove heart from viscera & trim it
8. remove remaining viscera
9. suction removal of lungs, kidneys, ovaries/testes
10. remove head & feet
11. chill carcass in an ice+water bath
12. pack givlets into carcass |
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Term
| What is the maximum temperature at which you can store an uneviscerated carcass with minimal bacterial growth? |
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Definition
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Term
| What parts make up the giblets? |
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Definition
| neck, gizzard wall, liver, heart |
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