Exam 2 Review Flashcards
Swine
What are the different types of classes?
Market Hogs and Breeding Guilts
What are the different priorities in market hogs?
Muscle, structure, finish/leanness, volume, balance
When studying muscle in market hogs, where are you looking at?
Side, Rear, and Front views
Is there such thins as too much muscle in market hogs?
Sacrifice of structure, its a balance
When evaluating structure and soundness in market hogs where should you be looking?
Front and Rear legs, Feet and Pasterns, Hocks, Knees, Rump, Shoulder
Extremes on either end of the spectrum are not ideal. True or False?
True
What finish should market hogs have when characterized as extreme?
.3-2.0”
What finish should market hogs have when characterized as normal?
.5-1.0”
What finish should market hogs have when characterized as ideal?
.7-.8”
Leanness in market hogs is influenced by?
Degree of Muscling, Frame Size, Sex, Age, and Weight
In what order is fat deposited as the animal matures?
Cheeks/Jows –> Behind Shoulder –> Flanks –> Tail Head
Where does volume come from?
Rib Shape
What is capacity (volume) determined by?
Depth of Body, Length of Body, Width through Rib and Chest
What evaluates the length in distance in market hogs?
Flank to Flank
When talking about balance, what 3 things are we talking about?
Design in Hogs, Adequate in Length, Depth of Body
The extreme live weight in market hogs is?
220-350 lbs
The normal live weight in market hogs is?
260-310 lbs
The average live weight in market hogs is?
280 lbs
When judging breeding gilts, what 6 factors are you looking for?
Structure, Volume/Capacity, Muscle, Growth/Performance, Balance, and Underline Quality
A good underline will consist of what?
Both rows of teats easily accessible, 6-7 teats per side, Teats evenly sized, Pencil eraser-sized teats, Free from pin, blind, and inverted nipples
