Final 1

Question 1

Pork export is the ______ highest farm gate income behind ______________?

Answer 1

3rd

wheat and canola

Question 2

Canada exports over ____% of pork production

Answer 2

60%

Question 3

The health of the Canadian pig herd is important because of?

Answer 3

EXPORTS

Question 4

In addition to being a food source:

Answer 4

parts of pigs end up in anything from cosmetics to cement

• 100 000 pet pigs in NA
• models for human medical research
• source of human organ transplant

Question 5

Why are no boars slaughtered in Canada

Answer 5

due to boar taint

Question 6

Price paid for a specific pig=

Answer 6

carcass weight * carcass weight price * index

Question 7

Swine economics

Answer 7

fixed costs
-barn
-borrowed capital
Variable costs of production
-feed costs are #1 expense

Question 8

Why does the price of a market pig fluctuate?

Answer 8

supply and demand

USD/CAD exchange rate

Question 9

Young female piglet called?

Answer 9

gilt

Question 10

Barrow is?

Answer 10

castrated males

Question 11

Types of pig farms

Answer 11

Breeding stock producers (genetic companies)
farrow-to-finish farms
farrow-to-wean 
farrow-to-feeder 
off-site nurseries
weaner to finish
grower to finish

Question 12

Sows which produce breeding replacement stock and semen are ?

Answer 12

first generation crossbreds (YxL)

Question 13

Piglets of crossbred sows are a ?

Answer 13

terminal cross D(YxL)

Question 14

Genetic companies often have..?

Answer 14

syntehtic lines not purebreds

Question 15

Most sow breeding is done?

Answer 15

AI

Question 16

Natural breeding requires what boar to sow ratio?

Answer 16

1:20

Question 17

How long is a sows gestation?

Answer 17

115 days

Question 18

Sows are farrowed in a crate because?

Answer 18

pen does not prevent flopping

the crate slows down descent

Question 19

Piglets weaned at?

Answer 19

14-28 days old

Question 20

All-in all-out type facilities

Answer 20

• room/barn filled all at once
• room/barn completely emptied and cleaned before new pigs enter
• decreased disease spread

Question 21

Continuous barn types

Answer 21

new pigs constantly moved into room/barn
room/barn never completely empty
more risk of disease

Question 22

Production phase: nursery move in/move out

Answer 22

move in at ~3 weeks old and 5kg

move out at ~10 weeks old and 25kg

Question 23

Production phase: finishing

Answer 23

housed in groups
remain here until reach market weight
spend 100-120 days in finishing barn

Question 24

Pigs are around what age when reach market weight?

Answer 24

6 months old