SRI VENKATESWARA VETERINARY UNIVERSITY-TIRUPATI

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY POLYTECHNIC COURSE

FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER 2023-24 BATCH
MID TERM EXAMINATIONS
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TITLE OF THE COURSE: AVIAN HATCHERY MANAGEMENT
COURSE NO: DAH 113

PART-A MAX. MARKS: 20

FILL IN THE BLANKS 10 X 1 = 10M

1. Animals which give birth to young ones directly are called ……………………
animals.
2. The act of laying eggs is called……………………………………
3. Assessing the internal quality of an egg by holding it against a source of
light is called ………………………..
4. The act of young ones (chicks) emerging out from the eggs is called……………...
5. A hen can hatch…………….(number) eggs.
6. Incubation period for chicken eggs is ……………………days.
7. The incubators that have both the setter and hatcher in the same machine are called
…………………………………………incubators.
8. Hatching eggs must be collected at least……………times per day if collected
manually.
9. Duck eggs are transferred to hatcher from setter on …………………….day of
incubation.
10. ……………………….is the time between the first chick and the last chick hatched.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER 10 X 0.5 = 5M

1. Recommended incubation relative humidity in setter is………….% ( )

(a) 55-60 (b) 60-70
(c) 70-80 (d) 40-50
2. Recommended temperature in hatcher is……………………….oF. ( )
(a) 99.9 (b) 98.5
(c) 100 (d) 89.3
3. The most widespread and most effective method of disinfection is…... ( )
(a) Spraying (b) Wiping
(c) Sanding (d) Fumigation
4. Chemical(s) used in fumigation is/are ( )
(a) Magnesium Sulphate (b) Potassium Permanganate
 (c) Formalin (d) Both b and c
5. Hatching eggs are fumigated with…………………X concentration. ( )
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
6. Transfer day in case of chicken eggs is……………………….. ( )
(a) 19 (b) 18
(c) 22 (d) 21
7. The physiological zero for chicken eggs is about………………..oF. ( )
(a) 85 (b) 95
(c) 75 (d) 65
8. Candling is done on………………………..day of incubation to ( )
remove early embryonic deaths.
(a) 4 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 18
9. Sign(s) of broodiness in a hen is/are………………… ( )
(a) Clucking (b) Sitting on eggs
(c) Staying away from rest of (d) All the above
flock
10 Ideal character(s) of hatching eggs is/are……………………… ( )
.
(a) Minimum weight of 50 g (b) Clean
(c) Porous shell (d) All the above

MATCH THE FOLLOWING 10 X 0.5 = 5M

Natural Incubation ( ) (a) 18

Artificial Incubation ( ) (b) 28
Incubation period of duck eggs ( ) (c) Clean area
Incubation period of quail eggs ( ) (d) Incubator machine
Setter ( ) (e) Broody hen
Hatcher ( ) (f) Dirty area
Fumigation concentration of incubators ( ) (g) 1X
Fumigation concentration of hatching eggs ( ) (h) 3X
Fertile eggs during candling ( ) (i) Clear
Infertile eggs during candling ( ) (j) Spider like appearance