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Swine Flashcards

1
Q

Refers to male breeding swine which is at least 8 months old

A

Boar

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2
Q

Place for piglets inside the farrowing pen

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Creep area

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3
Q

Rate of removing undesirable or unproductive animals within the herd

A

Culling rate

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4
Q

Unbred sows which have just been weaned; non-pregnant sows

A

Dry sows

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5
Q

Act of giving birth in swine

A

Farrowing

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6
Q

Area in which a sow is confined during farrowing and lactation periods, but in which the sow
can turn around

A

farrowing pen

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7
Q

Device in which a sow is confined during farrowing and lactation periods and which prevents
sow from turning around

A

farrowing stall
farrowing crate

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8
Q

Swine raised for meat production usually starts at 15 kg

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fattener

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9
Q

Swine which are 66 kg and up

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finisher

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10
Q

Female swine that has not farrowed

A

gilt

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11
Q

Swine from 40 to 65 kg

A

grower

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12
Q

Piglets born in one farrowing

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litter

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13
Q

Average number of farrowing of one sow per year

A

litter index
farrowing index

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14
Q

Number of days an animal stays in a pen

A

occupancy

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15
Q

Any breeding female pig that has farrowed

A

sow

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16
Q

piglet that has been recently separated from its mother

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weaner
weanling

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17
Q

In this system, the sows are removed when the piglets reach weaning age. The pigs remain in
the same building from farrowing until they reach the desired weight for slaughtering.

A

One-unit system

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18
Q

The sows and piglets remain in the farrowing house until the piglets are weaned. The
weanlings are transferred to a growing-finishing house.

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Two-unit system

19
Q

The sows and piglets remain in the farrowing house until weaning. The weanlings are moved to a nursery house and finally to a growing-finishing unit where they stay until they are ready
for slaughter.

A

Three-unit system

20
Q

The sows and piglets remain in the farrowing house until weaning. After weaning, piglets are
moved to a nursery house, then to a growing house and finally to a finishing house until they
are ready for slaughter.

A

Four-unit system

21
Q

Minimum recommended space requirement for swine

A

Age and size
Space
of Animal Requirements
per animal
m²/animal
Growing swine
Up to 10 kg 0.11
11 - 20 kg 0.20
21 - 40 kg 0.35
41 - 60 kg 0.50
61 - 80 kg 0.70
81 - 100 kg
0.85
Gilts up to mating 1.00
Adult pigs in groups 2.50
Gestating sows. 1.20
Boar pens 7.50
Lactating sows and litters
Individual pens. 7.40
Multi-suckling groups 5.60

Dry sows. 1.80

22
Q

At least _________ roof overhang shall be provided to ensure shade and to protect
the swine from rain.

A

1 m

23
Q

The types of roof for swine housing are ________.

A

shed
monitor
semi-monitor
double span
semi-shed

24
Q

Ceiling height shall be at least _____ high.

A

2.4 m

25
Q

Building sidewalls shall have a minimum height of ______ and shall be made of durable
materials.

A

1 m

26
Q

Floor shall be skid-resistant with ________ slope towards a gutter or drainage canal.
The direction of the slope shall be away from the ________.

A

2% - 4 %
feeding trough

27
Q

The slats shall be placed perpendicular to the
long dimension of pens.

A

partially slotted floors

28
Q

Slat should be place parallel to
the sow.

A

totally slotted floors

29
Q

Plastic flooring, slats shall be _______
wide and slots shall be _______. It shall be supported every ______.

A

38 mm- width
9 mm- slots
600 mm

30
Q

Minimum farrowing crate dimension

A

Measurement Dimension
(m)
Length 1.80
Width of stall 0.60
Width of creep 0.50
Height of stall. 1.00
Height of creep 0.40

31
Q

Pen partitions should be either solid or slotted. The slot shall be within the range of
__________mm.

A

160 mm – 210 mm

32
Q

Minimum height of pen partition

A

Swine Height of pen partition
(m)
Under 25 kg. 0.70
25 kg – 100 kg. 0.90
Sow 1.00
Boar 1.20

33
Q

The dimension of the gate shall be ______ wide and ________ high. For weanling,
a height of _______ shall be used.

A

600 mm-Width
0.9 m – 1 m- height
750 mm- for weanling

34
Q

Heaters shall be installed in creep areas to provide newborn pigs its required
temperature of _________ until they are 3 days old.

A

27°C - 35°C

35
Q

Heat lamps shall be placed ______ above the floor or ________ above the sow.

A

762 mm-above the floor
152 mm-above the sow

36
Q

Minimum recommended length of feeding trough per swine

A

Swine weight Linear length of trough
mm/animal
15 – 25 150
25 – 50 200
50 – 75. 250
75 – 100 300
100 - 130 350

37
Q

The feeding trough width shall be at least _______ and the depth shall be _______.

A

300 mm-width
250 mm- depth

38
Q

For automatic watering cups or bowls, __________ shall be provided.

A

1 cup/20 weaner
1 cup/12 gilts
1 cup/10 sows

39
Q

If nozzle type waterers are used it shall be adjustable and it shall be installed at a
height of __________ from the floor for sows and growing-finishing pigs and
for weanlings.

A

450 mm - 650 mm for sows and growing-finishing pigs

305 mm-for weanlings

40
Q

For nursery, ___ nipple/_____ pigs and ___nipple/_______growing-finishing pigs should be
install

A

1 nipple/10 pigs
1 nipple/12-15

41
Q

Recommended lighting intensity for swine housing

A

Area Lighting intensity*
lux (Lumen/m2) Breeding,
gestation and - 150
farrowing
Nurseries - 100
Growing and finishing- 50
Inspection areas - 200

42
Q

Maximum temperature for housed swine in still air

A

Class Temperature °C

Sows and boars 30
Piglets: newborn 35
3 weeks 30
Weaners 30
Growers and Finishers 30

43
Q

Minimum ventilation rates under normal condition

A

STAGE Ventilation rate m3/min
Farrowing unit
(sow and litter) 0.28
Nursery pens 0.08
Growing-finishing pens 0.12
Breeding and gestating pens
(gilts, sows and boars) 0.28

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