Question

In poultry industry, production of hatching eggs is more expensive than the production of market eggs mainly because

• A. Cost of males and their depreciation value is high.
• B. Mortality among females is usually lower when they are mated with males.
• C. The number of eggs produced by hatchery flock are to be sold only as market eggs.
• D. Some of the eggs produced by hatchery flocks are not acceptable for incubation.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Some of the eggs produced by hatchery flocks are not acceptable for incubation.

Poultry farming is a method to domesticated birds such as chicken, turkey, ducks and geese for meat or eggs. On an average, a bird may produce one egg per day, therefore, planning is necessary for a constant production of eggs to meet the market demands. Profitable poultry management involves producing high-quality market eggs, hatching eggs and meat. While market eggs are sold to retail outlets and wholesale markets, hatching eggs are sold to hatcheries. Hatching eggs are more costly to produce than market eggs because the costs include raising and keeping cockerels, providing breeder feeds, increased feed consumption for broiler parent and health checks for fowls against diseases.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.