Pigs

Question 1

sow

Answer 1

female pig that has farrowed at least once

Question 2

dry sow

Answer 2

a sow that is not lactating

Question 3

gilt

Answer 3

a female pig that has not farrowed yet (under 6m of age normally)

Question 4

boar

Answer 4

intact male pig, post pubertal

Question 5

barrow

Answer 5

castrated male pig (castration happens under 7 days old)

Question 6

piglet

Answer 6

a young pig less than 5 weeks of age -preweaning

Question 7

weaner pig

Answer 7

pig that is recently weaned

Question 8

feeder pig

Answer 8

pig that is old enough to go to grower barn

Question 9

market pig

Answer 9

pig large enough to be processed to go to market

Question 10

farrow

Answer 10

process of birthing

Question 11

weaning

Answer 11

removing from the sow (14-28d)

Question 12

breeding herd

Answer 12

breeding/gestation/farrowing animals

Question 13

feeding herd

Answer 13

nursery/grower/finisher animals

Question 14

farrowing barn

Answer 14

where sows farrow and nurse their litters until they are weaned

Question 15

nursery barn

Answer 15

where pigs are raised after being weaned

Question 16

grow-finisher barn

Answer 16

where pigs are raised after they leave the nursery and before they become processed

Question 17

acclimation

Answer 17

pigs are within the same building but don’t have direct contact with other pigs but are able to adjust to the barns health status

Question 18

Quarantine

Answer 18

have gilt in completely separate building so that there is no chance of dz transfer

Question 19

external biosecurity

Answer 19

biosecurity measures put in place to prevent diseases from entering onto farm

Question 20

internal biosecurity

Answer 20

biosecurity measures put into place to prevent diseases from spreading between rooms and buildings within a farm