Lecture 5. Swine Health Intro

Question 1

When did the earliest pig bones date back to?

Answer 1

7000 years ago

Question 2

How many breeds are there world wide?

Answer 2

300

Question 3

What is the swine karyotype?

Answer 3

2n=38

Question 4

Who is the leading country for swine production

Answer 4

China

Question 5

How many pigs are there today world wide?

Answer 5

800 million

Question 6

What are the different types of herds?

Answer 6

Nucleus herds
Breeding herds
Finishing herds

Question 7

Research herds are also known as?

Answer 7

Specific pathogen free herds

Question 8

Industrial size herds are up to _____ sows per herd

Answer 8

200

Question 9

How many piglets per sow per year on average?

Answer 9

30-34

Question 10

How many grams per day do pigs grow on average?

Answer 10

950-1200 g/day

Question 11

True or False:

by products of human food industry are often used in swine nutrition?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

For early weaning of piglets you need animal _____!

Answer 12

proteins

Question 13

High protein diets and fine grinding of pig feed induce these?

Answer 13

healthy risks such as D+, gastric ulceration

Question 14

Is worldwide trade of pork and pork products a risk factor for spreading diseases like ASF?

Answer 14

Yes!

Question 15

What are some other contributing factors besides world wide trade of pork/pork products for human and swine health?

Answer 15

Mobility of people world wide
Zoonotic agents
Multi resistance of bacteria to antibiotics
Environmental pollution (Sewage)
Religious aspects
Ethical aspects of industrial farming

Question 16

What is the herd health management approach?

Answer 16

It’s a method to optimize health, welfare, and production in a population of animals (normally beef, dairy, pigs, poultry) through the systematic analysis of relevant data and through regular objective observation of the animals and their environments, such that informed timely decisions are made to adjust and improve herd management

Question 17

Herd health management is based mainly on _______

Answer 17

prevention

Question 18

What re 3 different risk factors for disease that we base herd health prevention off of?

Answer 18

Agent: different strains
Animal: age, breed
Environment: hygiene, ventilation, nutrition

Question 19

True or False:

Herd health management is based on optimizing health status by preventing health, production, and repro problems, improving HHM practices, welfare and ecological quality of the environment, quality and safety of dairy and meat products, the profitability of the enterprize

Answer 19

TRUE

Question 20

Production data monitoring may provide a reflection of both _____ and _____ disease and expose sub optimal husbandry such as …..?

Answer 20

clinical; subclinical; too much heat or cold , animals fighting etc…

Question 21

True or False:

Monitoring and tracking disease alone is sufficient in ensuring optimal production?

Answer 21

FALSE