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  • A. Formation of cuticles
  • B. Fertilization
  • C. Albumen secretion
  • D. Egg shall formation membrane

Explanation: The isthmus secretes the two shell membranes around the albumen and yolk.

Correct answer: Egg shall formation membrane
  • A. Egyptian
  • B. Chinese
  • C. American
  • D. European

Explanation: Artificial incubation was practiced in ancient Egypt around 1000 B.C., where specialized hatcheries used controlled heat to hatch large…

Correct answer: Egyptian
  • A. 12 days
  • B. 17 daysAccess Government Careers
  • C. 16 days
  • D. 14 days

Explanation: Japanese quail eggs hatch after about 17 to 18 days of incubation, compared with approximately 21 days for chicken eggs.

Correct answer: 17 daysAccess Government Careers
  • A. 22 days
  • B. 23 days
  • C. 21 days
  • D. 20 days

Explanation: The normal incubation period of a chicken egg is about 21 days under suitable temperature and humidity.

Correct answer: 21 days
  • A. Magnum
  • B. Infundibulm
  • C. isthmus
  • D. Uterus

Explanation: The magnum is the longest and largest section of the hen's oviduct, and it is where most of the albumen is added.

Correct answer: Magnum
  • A. 10 - 20 wks
  • B. 8 - 20 wks
  • C. 10 - 15 wks
  • D. 15 - 20 wks

Explanation: In layer management, the growing or rearing period commonly extends from about 8 to 20 weeks, ending as pullets approach sexual maturity…

Correct answer: 8 - 20 wks
  • A. Sargodha
  • B. Multan
  • C. U.A.F
  • D. Sahiwal

Explanation: L.S.B. stands for Lyallpur Silver Black, a poultry strain developed at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, formerly associated with…

Correct answer: U.A.F
  • A. Cockerel
  • B. Pullet
  • C. Chick
  • D. Hen

Explanation: A young male chicken is termed a cockerel, while a young female is called a pullet.

Correct answer: Cockerel
  • A. Pullet
  • B. Chick
  • C. Cockerel
  • D. Hen

Explanation: A young female chicken is called a pullet; the corresponding term for a young male is cockerel.

Correct answer: Pullet
  • A. Crow
  • B. Archaeopteryx
  • C. Sparrow
  • D. Duck

Explanation: Archaeopteryx is a well-known early bird and is traditionally described in basic poultry texts as an ancestor of modern birds.

Correct answer: Archaeopteryx
  • A. 50 gm
  • B. 40 gm
  • C. 60 gm
  • D. 70 gm

Explanation: A commercial broiler or layer chick commonly weighs about 40 g at one day of age, although the exact weight varies with breed and strain.

Correct answer: 40 gm
  • A. Infectious disease
  • B. Infectious Bronchitis
  • C. Aveon Influenza
  • D. new castle disease

Explanation: Ranikhet disease is the common name used in South Asia for Newcastle disease, a highly contagious viral disease of poultry.

Correct answer: new castle disease
  • A. Vit. C
  • B. Vit. B
  • C. Vit. A
  • D. Vit. D

Explanation: Eggs provide vitamins A, B and D, but they generally lack vitamin C because poultry synthesize it in their tissues.

Correct answer: Vit. C
  • A. 1.8 kg
  • B. 1.7 kg
  • C. 1.5 kg
  • D. 2.0 kg

Explanation: A six-week broiler commonly reaches about 1.5 kg when consuming roughly 3 kg of feed, corresponding to a feed conversion ratio near 2.

Correct answer: 1.5 kg
  • A. Egg purpose
  • B. Dual purpose
  • C. Meat purpose
  • D. feather purpose

Explanation: “Broiler” is the intended term, and broilers are specially bred and managed for rapid meat production.

Correct answer: Meat purpose
  • A. 1960
  • B. 1963
  • C. 1969
  • D. 1965

Explanation: Commercial poultry farming in Pakistan is generally dated to 1963, when organized poultry production began developing with government and…

Correct answer: 1963
  • A. Malir Cow
  • B. Sindhi Cow
  • C. Lasbela Cow
  • D. Kohistani Cow

Explanation: Red Sindhi is also commonly known as Sindhi cattle or Sindhi cow, reflecting its origin in the Sindh region.

Correct answer: Sindhi Cow
  • A. In Vivo
  • B. In Vitro
  • C. In Situ
  • D. None of above

Explanation: The Insacco or Nylen bag technique places feed inside a nylon bag in the animal’s rumen to measure digestion, so it is an in situ…

Correct answer: In Situ
  • A. Calving interval
  • B. None of above
  • C. Both a & b
  • D. Service interval

Explanation: The interval from kidding or lambing until the animal is ready for the next breeding is commonly termed the service interval.

Correct answer: Service interval
  • A. Female sheep
  • B. Female goat
  • C. Female Cow
  • D. Female horse

Explanation: Nanny is the standard livestock term for an adult female goat. A female sheep is an ewe, which is the likely alternative trap.

Correct answer: Female goat