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Chapter 21 Swine Breed Identification and Production Management

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aseptic   sterile environmental conditions  
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bacon type hog   hogs raised for the large amount of meat known as bacon on their body  
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barrow   young castrated male pig  
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boar   adult male pig of reproductive age  
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brucellosis   reproductive disease that is highly contagious and has no treatment, also known as Bang's disease  
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carrier   animals that are infected with a disease but do not show signs  
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cloven shaped   split in the toe of the hoof that separates the hoof into two parts  
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dressing   the amount of meat produced on one pig  
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ear notching   practice of making a small cut on the ears to identify the pig number and litter number  
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farrowing   the labor process of pigs  
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farrow to finish system   production system where sows farrow out and piglets are raised to market weight  
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finishing system   production system where pigs are fed to market size  
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gilt   young female pig that has not yet been bred  
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hematuria   blood in the urine  
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hog cholera   name of the virus that causes brucellosis  
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hog snare   restraint tool with loop on the end of a metal pole used to restraint the pig by pressure over the snout  
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hurdle   wood, plastic, or metal board used to direct and move pigs  
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leptospirosis   bacterial condition spread by urine contamination  
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mange dermatitis   condition caused by mange mites that cause itching and hair loss over the head and neck and can lead to severe skin infection  
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meat type hog   hogs raised for the large amount of meat, known as ham, on their body  
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needle teeth   eight long, sharp teeth that are like needles located on each side of the upper and lower jaw  
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paddle   long handled board similar to a hurdle that act as an extension of the hand to move pigs  
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pathogen free or SPF   a disease or disease source  
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piglets   newborn pigs  
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pneumonia   condition of the lungs and respiratory tract  
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porcine   veterinary term for pigs, hogs, and swine  
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porcine somatotropin   pST, hormone used to increase protein synthesis and increases food use and produces weight gain  
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porcine stress syndrome   PSS, condition of heavily muscles pigs that can die from stress, such as overcrowding  
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pseudo rabies   condition caused by a virus that shows similar signs as rabies and is spread through oral and nasal secretions  
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snubbing rope   rope placed over the snout and tied to a post for restraint  
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sow   adult female pig of reproductive age  
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specific pathogen free (SPF)   disease free at birth  
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stag   a male pig castrated after maturity  
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swine   pigs or hogs  
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swine dysentery   condition in pigs that causes diarrhea and known as bloody scours and spreads rapidly through contamination  
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tail docking   cutting the tail short to prevent pigs from chewing and injuring the tail and keep the tail free of feces  
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v-notcher   tool used to make cuts in a pigs ear  
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withdrawal time   time when no additives are fed prior to slaughter  
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