1: The pig industry

Question 1

What meat is consumed more than any other meat globally?

Answer 1

Pig

Question 2

Which areas eat the most pig?

Answer 2

Asia, Europe, USA

Question 3

What % of sows did China lose to ASF?

Answer 3

50%

Question 4

Where are the most sows found?

Answer 4

China

Question 5

Where are pigs kept in Asia?

Answer 5

Backyard

Question 6

Why are pigs kept alongside arable?

Answer 6

So feed is cheaper

Question 7

What % of slaughterings do 2 abattoir companies account for?

Answer 7

60%

Question 8

When was the last time we used stalls in the UK?

Answer 8

90s

Question 9

What % of sows are outdoors vs indoors?

Answer 9

41% outdoors, 59% indoors

Question 10

What % of pigs are finished indoors?

Answer 10

97%

Question 11

What % of pigs are on fully slatted floors?

Answer 11

39%

Question 12

What % of pigs are on partly slatted floors?

Answer 12

30%

Question 13

What % of pigs are on solid floors with bedding?

Answer 13

31%

Question 14

What is an advantage and disadvantage of using bedding?

Answer 14

More exploratory behaviour but more food-borne zoonoses

Question 15

Where are pigs sold to from the farm?

Answer 15

The abattoir

Question 16

How is value to the producer determined?

Answer 16

Back fat (P2) and carcase weight

Question 17

How is the price to the farmer (All Pig Price - APP) determined?

Answer 17

Weely on a range of methods from a formula linked to historic prices through to a “spot” basis

Question 18

What do the abattoirs also do for the retailers?

Answer 18

Packers

Question 19

What else do packers and processors buy to supply customers?

Answer 19

Imported pork and pork products

Question 20

Is UK a net importer or exporter?

Answer 20

Importer (but net exporter/importer of different parts)

Question 21

Which country has very expensive feed?

Answer 21

Italy

Question 22

What are the two types of farrow-to-finish?

Answer 22

3 week batch production or weekly

Question 23

What happens at site 1, 2 and 3 of multi-site production?

Answer 23

Breeding herd, weaners, growers and finishers

Question 24

What weights are weaners?

Answer 24

7-35kg

Question 25

What weights are growers and finishers?

Answer 25

25-100kg

Question 26

What are the three types of companies producing replacement breeding stock?

Answer 26

Genetic nucleus herd, multiplication units, boar studs

Question 27

Which genome system is used to detect traits?

Answer 27

WGS

Question 28

What does the AHDB Pork do?

Answer 28

Record medicines here, marketing to encourage meat

Question 29

At what age does circovac immunity from the sow wear off?

Answer 29

12 weeks

Question 30

What is the BPEX pig health scheme for?

Answer 30

Abattoir pathology data - lesions are scored, information sent to producers, vets and abattoir within 48 hours

Question 31

Who pays a subscription to BPEX?

Answer 31

The farms

Question 32

WHo can you call for advice if you are going to do a herd health investigation?

Answer 32

APHA pig expert group

Question 33

What is your route through the sheds on a heard health investigation?

Answer 33

Farrowing areas, nursery, grower, finisher, breeding and gestation

Question 34

How many samples should you take for serological surveys?

Answer 34

30

Question 35

How soon should you give the interim report after a herd health visit?

Answer 35

Less than 1 week