praj-17/QA-MCQ-Open-ended huggingface dataset:
Title: Poultry
Context: Ducks are medium-sized aquatic birds with broad bills, eyes on the side of the head, fairly long necks, short legs set far back on the body, and webbed feet. Males, known as drakes, are often larger than females (simply known as ducks) and are differently coloured in some breeds. Domestic ducks are omnivores, eating a variety of animal and plant materials such as aquatic insects, molluscs, worms, small amphibians, waterweeds, and grasses. They feed in shallow water by dabbling, with their heads underwater and their tails upended. Most domestic ducks are too heavy to fly, and they are social birds, preferring to live and move around together in groups. They keep their plumage waterproof by preening, a process that spreads the secretions of the preen gland over their feathers.

question: How can you identify a duck from other poultry? 

answer: medium-sized aquatic birds with broad bills, eyes on the side of the head, fairly long necks, short legs set far back on the body, and webbed feet.

question: What do you call a male duck? 

answer: drakes

question: How can you identify a drake from a the female of the species? 

answer: larger than females (simply known as ducks) and are differently coloured in some breeds

question: What does the diet of cultivated ducks consistof ? 

answer: aquatic insects, molluscs, worms, small amphibians, waterweeds, and grasses.

question: Do all ducks fly south for the winter? 

answer: Most domestic ducks are too heavy to fly
Title: Poultry
Context: Clay models of ducks found in China dating back to 4000 BC may indicate the domestication of ducks took place there during the Yangshao culture. Even if this is not the case, domestication of the duck took place in the Far East at least 1500 years earlier than in the West. Lucius Columella, writing in the first century BC, advised those who sought to rear ducks to collect wildfowl eggs and put them under a broody hen, because when raised in this way, the ducks "lay aside their wild nature and without hesitation breed when shut up in the bird pen". Despite this, ducks did not appear in agricultural texts in Western Europe until about 810 AD, when they began to be mentioned alongside geese, chickens, and peafowl as being used for rental payments made by tenants to landowners.

question: How long have ducks possibly been in domesticated domicile with humans? 

answer: Clay models of ducks found in China dating back to 4000 BC may indicate the domestication of ducks took place there during the Yangshao culture

question: How far behind the east society was the western culture in domesticating ducks? 

answer: domestication of the duck took place in the Far East at least 1500 years earlier than in the West

question: How did Lucius Columella recommend that one go abbout the business of domesticating ducks.? 

answer: collect wildfowl eggs and put them under a broody hen,

question: When did ducks begin to appear in the books of Western Europeon Society ? 

answer: ducks did not appear in agricultural texts in Western Europe until about 810 AD

question: Where ducks ever used as a type of commerence in the world? 

answer: mentioned alongside geese, chickens, and peafowl as being used for rental payments made by tenants to landowners.
Title: Poultry
Context: It is widely agreed that the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is the ancestor of all breeds of domestic duck (with the exception of the Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata), which is not closely related to other ducks). Ducks are farmed mainly for their meat, eggs, and down. As is the case with chickens, various breeds have been developed, selected for egg-laying ability, fast growth, and a well-covered carcase. The most common commercial breed in the United Kingdom and the United States is the Pekin duck, which can lay 200 eggs a year and can reach a weight of 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) in 44 days. In the Western world, ducks are not as popular as chickens, because the latter produce larger quantities of white, lean meat and are easier to keep intensively, making the price of chicken meat lower than that of duck meat. While popular in haute cuisine, duck appears less frequently in the mass-market food industry. However, things are different in the East. Ducks are more popular there than chickens and are mostly still herded in the traditional way and selected for their ability to find sufficient food in harvested rice fields and other wet environments.

question: What breed of duck is considered the first? 

answer: mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is the ancestor of all breeds of domestic duck (with the exception of the Muscovy duck

question: What are the outcomes of the breeding of ducks for humans? 

answer: various breeds have been developed, selected for egg-laying ability, fast growth, and a well-covered carcase.

question: What variety is the most common the the United States and the U.K. 

answer: Pekin duck

question: Why is the Pekin duck the favored of the western world? 

answer: can lay 200 eggs a year and can reach a weight of 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) in 44 days

question: Why is duck more common than other poultry in the east society ?? 

answer: Ducks are more popular there than chickens and are mostly still herded in the traditional way and selected for their ability to find sufficient food in
Title: Poultry
Context: The greylag goose (Anser anser) was domesticated by the Egyptians at least 3000 years ago, and a different wild species, the swan goose (Anser cygnoides), domesticated in Siberia about a thousand years later, is known as a Chinese goose. The two hybridise with each other and the large knob at the base of the beak, a noticeable feature of the Chinese goose, is present to a varying extent in these hybrids. The hybrids are fertile and have resulted in several of the modern breeds. Despite their early domestication, geese have never gained the commercial importance of chickens and ducks.

question: When was the greylag goose first domesticated by humans? 

answer: The greylag goose (Anser anser) was domesticated by the Egyptians at least 3000 years ago

question: What other name is the swan goose know by ? 

answer: Chinese goose

question: Where is it believed that the greylag goose was first domesticated in theworld? 

answer: Siberia

question: Are geese an important part of the poultry industry? 

answer: Despite their early domestication, geese have never gained the commercial importance of chickens and ducks.
Title: Poultry
Context: Domestic geese are much larger than their wild counterparts and tend to have thick necks, an upright posture, and large bodies with broad rear ends. The greylag-derived birds are large and fleshy and used for meat, while the Chinese geese have smaller frames and are mainly used for egg production. The fine down of both is valued for use in pillows and padded garments. They forage on grass and weeds, supplementing this with small invertebrates, and one of the attractions of rearing geese is their ability to grow and thrive on a grass-based system. They are very gregarious and have good memories and can be allowed to roam widely in the knowledge that they will return home by dusk. The Chinese goose is more aggressive and noisy than other geese and can be used as a guard animal to warn of intruders. The flesh of meat geese is dark-coloured and high in protein, but they deposit fat subcutaneously, although this fat contains mostly monounsaturated fatty acids. The birds are killed either around 10 or about 24 weeks. Between these ages, problems with dressing the carcase occur because of the presence of developing pin feathers.

question: do domestic and wild geese have the same apperearance ? 

answer: Domestic geese are much larger than their wild counterparts and tend to have thick necks, an upright posture, and large bodies with broad rear ends

question: What types of geese are used for human consumption? 

answer: The greylag-derived birds

question: What types of geese are used most efficiently for their egg production? 

answer: Chinese geese

question: What is the down feathers of geese most commonly used for ? 

answer: use in pillows and padded garments

question: Why is the meat of geese considered fatty ? 

answer: they deposit fat subcutaneously, although this fat contains mostly monounsaturated fatty acids
Title: Poultry
Context: The modern domesticated turkey is descended from one of six subspecies of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) found in the present Mexican states of Jalisco, Guerrero and Veracruz. Pre-Aztec tribes in south-central Mexico first domesticated the bird around 800 BC, and Pueblo Indians inhabiting the Colorado Plateau in the United States did likewise around 200 BC. They used the feathers for robes, blankets, and ceremonial purposes. More than 1,000 years later, they became an important food source. The first Europeans to encounter the bird misidentified it as a guineafowl, a bird known as a "turkey fowl" at that time because it had been introduced into Europe via Turkey.

question: How many species is the recent day turkey suspected to have embarked from? 

answer: descended from one of six subspecies of wild turkey

question: When were turkeys first used in a domestication setting? 

answer: Pre-Aztec tribes in south-central Mexico first domesticated the bird around 800 BC

question: What other purposes have the domesticated turkey been used for aside from food? 

answer: feathers for robes, blankets, and ceremonial purposes

question: When and with what culture did domesticated turkey start to appear in the United States ? 

answer: Pueblo Indians inhabiting the Colorado Plateau in the United States did likewise around 200 BC.
Title: Poultry
Context: Commercial turkeys are usually reared indoors under controlled conditions. These are often large buildings, purpose-built to provide ventilation and low light intensities (this reduces the birds' activity and thereby increases the rate of weight gain). The lights can be switched on for 24-hrs/day, or a range of step-wise light regimens to encourage the birds to feed often and therefore grow rapidly. Females achieve slaughter weight at about 15 weeks of age and males at about 19. Mature commercial birds may be twice as heavy as their wild counterparts. Many different breeds have been developed, but the majority of commercial birds are white, as this improves the appearance of the dressed carcass, the pin feathers being less visible. Turkeys were at one time mainly consumed on special occasions such as Christmas (10 million birds in the United Kingdom) or Thanksgiving (60 million birds in the United States). However, they are increasingly becoming part of the everyday diet in many parts of the world.

question: What type of accomidations are domesticated turkey normally grown in? 

answer: Commercial turkeys are usually reared indoors under controlled conditions

question: What type of conditions are used to increase the weight and profitability of commercial turkeys? 

answer: The lights can be switched on for 24-hrs/day, or a range of step-wise light regimens to encourage the birds to feed often and therefore grow rapidly

question: At what age is the average turkey considered ready for the initial step of the commercial food process? 

answer: Females achieve slaughter weight at about 15 weeks of age and males at about 19

question: How much more does a average commercial  turkey weigh in comparison to its wild turkey cousins ? 

answer: Mature commercial birds may be twice as heavy as their wild counterparts

question: What the average for the amount of  turkeys are consumed in the U.S on Thanksgiving Day? 

answer: 60 million birds in the United States
Title: Poultry
Context: The quail is a small to medium-sized, cryptically coloured bird. In its natural environment, it is found in bushy places, in rough grassland, among agricultural crops, and in other places with dense cover. It feeds on seeds, insects, and other small invertebrates. Being a largely ground-dwelling, gregarious bird, domestication of the quail was not difficult, although many of its wild instincts are retained in captivity. It was known to the Egyptians long before the arrival of chickens and was depicted in hieroglyphs from 2575 BC. It migrated across Egypt in vast flocks and the birds could sometimes be picked up off the ground by hand. These were the common quail (Coturnix coturnix), but modern domesticated flocks are mostly of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) which was probably domesticated as early as the 11th century AD in Japan. They were originally kept as songbirds, and they are thought to have been regularly used in song contests.

question: Have quails ever been used for entertainment purposes ? 

answer: They were originally kept as songbirds, and they are thought to have been regularly used in song contests.

question: Where can quails typically be found in the wild? 

answer: it is found in bushy places, in rough grassland, among agricultural crops, and in other places with dense cover.

question: What is the typical diet consist of for qails ? 

answer: seeds, insects, and other small invertebrates.

question: From what country do most domesticated  quails today descend from ? 

answer: modern domesticated flocks are mostly of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
Title: Poultry
Context: In the early 20th century, Japanese breeders began to selectively breed for increased egg production. By 1940, the quail egg industry was flourishing, but the events of World War II led to the complete loss of quail lines bred for their song type, as well as almost all of those bred for egg production. After the war, the few surviving domesticated quail were used to rebuild the industry, and all current commercial and laboratory lines are considered to have originated from this population. Modern birds can lay upward of 300 eggs a year and countries such as Japan, India, China, Italy, Russia, and the United States have established commercial Japanese quail farming industries. Japanese quail are also used in biomedical research in fields such as genetics, embryology, nutrition, physiology, pathology, and toxicity studies. These quail are closely related to the common quail, and many young hybrid birds are released into the wild each year to replenish dwindling wild populations.

question: Why did the Japanses begin to breed quails in teh 20th century? 

answer: Japanese breeders began to selectively breed for increased egg production.

question: When did the quail egg business begin to really become an economic driven industry? 

answer: By 1940, the quail egg industry was flourishing,

question: What caused a marked sownturn in the production of quail eggs following the industry boom? 

answer: the events of World War II led to the complete loss of quail lines bred for their song type, as well as almost all of those bred for egg production

question: How many eggs can be laid by the present day decendants of the Japanese quail? 

answer: Modern birds can lay upward of 300 eggs a year

question: Are quails used for any purpose other than human consumption ? 

answer: Japanese quail are also used in biomedical research in fields such as genetics, embryology, nutrition, physiology, pathology, and toxicity studies
Title: Poultry
Context: Guinea fowl originated in southern Africa, and the species most often kept as poultry is the helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris). It is a medium-sized grey or speckled bird with a small naked head with colourful wattles and a knob on top, and was domesticated by the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Guinea fowl are hardy, sociable birds that subsist mainly on insects, but also consume grasses and seeds. They will keep a vegetable garden clear of pests and will eat the ticks that carry Lyme disease. They happily roost in trees and give a loud vocal warning of the approach of predators. Their flesh and eggs can be eaten in the same way as chickens, young birds being ready for the table at the age of about four months.

question: What continent is the evolution of guinea fowl credited to? 

answer: Africa

question: Who first domesticated the guinea fowl ? 

answer: ancient Greeks and Romans.

question: Aside from consumption how are Guinea fowl  useful to humans. 

answer: They will keep a vegetable garden clear of pests and will eat the ticks that carry Lyme disease.

question: What are Guinea fowl  also praised for accomplishing for humans? 

answer: roost in trees and give a loud vocal warning of the approach of predators.
Title: Poultry
Context: A squab is the name given to the young of domestic pigeons that are destined for the table. Like other domesticated pigeons, birds used for this purpose are descended from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). Special utility breeds with desirable characteristics are used. Two eggs are laid and incubated for about 17 days. When they hatch, the squabs are fed by both parents on "pigeon's milk", a thick secretion high in protein produced by the crop. Squabs grow rapidly, but are slow to fledge and are ready to leave the nest at 26 to 30 days weighing about 500 g (18 oz). By this time, the adult pigeons will have laid and be incubating another pair of eggs and a prolific pair should produce two squabs every four weeks during a breeding season lasting several months.

question: What is the gourmet title given to pigeons ? 

answer: A squab

question: From what variety of pigeon does the squab decen? 

answer: rock pigeon (Columba livia)

question: Are squabs treated differently from other piegons by humans aside from consumption? 

answer: When they hatch, the squabs are fed by both parents on "pigeon's milk", a thick secretion high in protein produced by the crop

question: How often are pigeons able to breed for the consumption process ? 

answer: a prolific pair should produce two squabs every four weeks during a breeding season lasting several months
Title: Poultry
Context: Worldwide, more chickens are kept than any other type of poultry, with over 50 billion birds being raised each year as a source of meat and eggs. Traditionally, such birds would have been kept extensively in small flocks, foraging during the day and housed at night. This is still the case in developing countries, where the women often make important contributions to family livelihoods through keeping poultry. However, rising world populations and urbanization have led to the bulk of production being in larger, more intensive specialist units. These are often situated close to where the feed is grown or near to where the meat is needed, and result in cheap, safe food being made available for urban communities. Profitability of production depends very much on the price of feed, which has been rising. High feed costs could limit further development of poultry production.

question: What is the most popular type of poulty that is farmed? 

answer: Worldwide, more chickens are kept than any other type of poultry

question: How many birds are routinely raised in the world for the consumption process? 

answer: 50 billion birds being raised each year as a source of meat and eggs.

question: How is the cost of the price for animal feed related to the poulty cost for consumers? 

answer: High feed costs could limit further development of poultry production

question: Before industrialization how were chickens normally cared for? 

answer: birds would have been kept extensively in small flocks, foraging during the day and housed at night.

question: What is the major significance of chickens to women in underdeveloped countries? 

answer: the women often make important contributions to family livelihoods through keeping poultry
Title: Poultry
Context: In free-range husbandry, the birds can roam freely outdoors for at least part of the day. Often, this is in large enclosures, but the birds have access to natural conditions and can exhibit their normal behaviours. A more intensive system is yarding, in which the birds have access to a fenced yard and poultry house at a higher stocking rate. Poultry can also be kept in a barn system, with no access to the open air, but with the ability to move around freely inside the building. The most intensive system for egg-laying chickens is battery cages, often set in multiple tiers. In these, several birds share a small cage which restricts their ability to move around and behave in a normal manner. The eggs are laid on the floor of the cage and roll into troughs outside for ease of collection. Battery cages for hens have been illegal in the EU since January 1, 2012.

question: What is the benefit to chickens of being in a free-range farming location? 

answer: the birds have access to natural conditions and can exhibit their normal behaviours

question: What is yarding in relation to the pultry industry? 

answer: birds have access to a fenced yard and poultry house at a higher stocking rate

question: What is the most intensive type of enclosure system used in the poultry business? 

answer: battery cages, often set in multiple tiers

question: How are eggs collected in teh battery cage system? 

answer: The eggs are laid on the floor of the cage and roll into troughs outside for ease of collection
Title: Poultry
Context: Chickens raised intensively for their meat are known as "broilers". Breeds have been developed that can grow to an acceptable carcass size (2 kg (4.4 lb)) in six weeks or less. Broilers grow so fast, their legs cannot always support their weight and their hearts and respiratory systems may not be able to supply enough oxygen to their developing muscles. Mortality rates at 1% are much higher than for less-intensively reared laying birds which take 18 weeks to reach similar weights. Processing the birds is done automatically with conveyor-belt efficiency. They are hung by their feet, stunned, killed, bled, scalded, plucked, have their heads and feet removed, eviscerated, washed, chilled, drained, weighed, and packed, all within the course of little over two hours.

question: What is the average size of chickens used extensively for it's meat production raised in an intensive environment?  

answer: carcass size (2 kg (4.4 lb))

question: How long does it take for an broiler raisedin an intensive environment very to reach optimum size? 

answer: six weeks or less

question: What is the death rate among chickens who are intensivley breed to be broilers? 

answer: Mortality rates at 1%

question: Do chicken raised in the intensive broiler method suffer from health condions? 

answer: their legs cannot always support their weight and their hearts and respiratory systems may not be able to supply enough oxygen to their developing muscles.

question: How long does it take for a chicken raised in a less intensive envionment to reach optimal broiler size? 

answer: 18 weeks to reach similar weights