Poultry Judging Practice Test

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What are lagoons that are constructed outside the poultry house used for?

Collecting settable solids
Storing feed
Housing poultry
Improving water quality

The correct answer is: Collecting settable solids

Lagoons constructed outside poultry houses primarily serve as systems for collecting settable solids, which consist of the manure and other waste materials produced by poultry operations. These lagoons are designed to hold and manage the waste, allowing solids to settle at the bottom while certain liquids can either evaporate or be managed more effectively. By collecting and processing these solids, the lagoons help in managing waste effectively, reducing environmental impacts, and facilitating the potential for waste recycling, such as using manure as fertilizer. This option is fundamentally linked to the operations and management of poultry waste, while the other choices pertain to different poultry or agricultural practices that do not align with the primary function of lagoons in this context. For instance, lagoons do not serve as storage for feed or housing for poultry, nor are they primarily intended to improve water quality directly.