Poultry Nutrition

Question 1

What two places give the poultry energy?

Answer 1

diet and stored energy (fat)

Question 2

What are the 6 classes of nutrients?

Answer 2

water, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals

Question 3

define anabolism

Answer 3

the metabolism building and creating

Question 4

define catabolism

Answer 4

the metabolism breaking things down

Question 5

What diet do broilers have?

Answer 5

-mid protein (decrease with age)
-Ca 1% (consistent over time)

Question 6

What diet do layers have?

Answer 6

-lowest protein (decrease with age)
- Ca 0.9% –> increase 4% (for body management and eggs)

Question 7

What diet do turkeys have?

Answer 7

-highest protein
-Ca starts at 1.2% and then declines

Question 8

How many grams of calcium do laying hens need every day?

Answer 8

4g –> 2g for function and 2g for egg production

Question 9

NRC

Answer 9

National Research Council, determines the diets of species

Question 10

describe the digestive tract

Answer 10

food goes into the crop, then moved to the proventriculous which breaks down the food, then it goes into the gizzard which grinds it up

Question 11

define the job of the crop

Answer 11

where the chicken stores its food after it is swallowed

Question 12

define the job of the proventriculus

Answer 12

breaks down food in the digestive tract

Question 13

define the job of the gizzard

Answer 13

where food is ground up

Question 14

define the job of the caeca

Answer 14

can digest roughages

Question 15

define the job of the cloaca

Answer 15

repro, urinary and go tract combine into one space