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Swine Production
Swine Production ECHS
Question | Answer |
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What was the name of the man that first brought pigs to the United States? | Hernando DeSoto |
What are the major uses of swine? | Meat and Lard |
What are the leading Hog States? | Iowa, North Carolina, Minnesota, and Illinois |
What are careers in the swine industry? | Veterinarian, Breeder, Butcher, Hog Producer |
What is farrowing? | The act of giving birth |
What is a litter? | a group of baby piglets |
What is Gestation? | Length of pregnancy |
What is a piglet? | a Newborn baby pig |
What is a Runt? | a piglet of small size and poor quality |
What is a Sow? | Mature female pig that has farrowed |
What is a gilt? | Immature female pig that has not farrowed |
What is a Boar? | Male pig, capable of breeding |
What is a Barrow? | Castrated male pig |
What is a Weaner Pig? | Piglets that have been weaned from the sow; weighing about 40 pounds. |
What is a Feeder Pig? | pig ready to be finished for market. 40 - 120 lbs |
What is a Market Pig? | pig ready for slaughter. 120 - 250 lbs. |
What are the 4 types of Swine Operations? | Farrow to Finish, Feeder Pigs, Finishing, Purebred |
How long is a Pigs Estrus Cycle? | 21 days |
How long are female pigs pregnant for? | 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days |
What is the feed ratio for a pig? | 3-4 pounds of feed per 1 lb. of weight gain |
When is it recommended you ear notch a piglet? | 1-3 days old |
What is the average weight of a Market Hog? | 250 lbs. |
What equipment is needed to ear notch a hog? | Notchers, Disinfectant |
When ear notching what does the pigs left ear stand for? | Pig's individual number |
When ear notching what does the pigs right ear stand for? | Pigs Litter Number |
What are the two types of Animal Digestive Systems? | Monogastric and Ruminant |
What is a monogastric system? | one or simple stomach structure |