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Swine Flashcards

1
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Hampshire

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  • Black with a white belt

* Good muscling & carcass leanness

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Yorkshire

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  • Originated in Yorkshire, England
  • Used in cross breeding programs
  • Rapid growth
  • White
  • Erect Ears
  • High feed efficiency
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Berkshire

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  • Heavy milkers
  • Great meat flavor and texture
  • Black with 6 white points
  • Erect ears
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4
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Chester White

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  • Originated in Chester Co. Pennsylvania
  • Good mothers
  • Large litters
  • Durable & sound
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5
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Hereford

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  • Prolific
  • Good mothers
  • Looks like a cattle breed
  • Cross between a Duroc & Poland China
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6
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Landrace

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  • White
  • Droopy ears
  • Long bodies
  • Great milking ability
  • Good mothers
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Pietrain

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  • White with black spots
  • High lean to fat ratio
  • Used to produce genetic improvements in cross breeding programs
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8
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Poland China

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  • Low back fat
  • Large loin areas
  • Developed in Ohio
  • Used in many cross breeding programs
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9
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A new born pig is called a ______

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Piglet

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10
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A _____ is a mature female pig who can reproduce

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Sow

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11
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A _____ is a castrated male pig

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Barrow

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12
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A pig that is able to produce many young is said to be _______

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Prolific

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13
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A young female pig is known as a _______

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Gilt

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14
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A _____ is a mature, intact, male pig

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Boar

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15
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T/F: Compared to beef animals, pigs have a lower dressing percentage

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False

Higher

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16
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T/F: It takes approximately 155 days to feed a pig to market weight

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True

17
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Illinois is the 4th largest state in pig production

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True

18
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Illinois cash receipts for hogs rank 5th in the state

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False

3rd

19
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Today’s pig production relies on traditional farrow to finish operations

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True

20
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The gestation cycle for a sow is 114 days (3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days)

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True

21
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Sows can farrow only once a year

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False

2-3

22
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The optimum temperature range for a finishing environment is 70 degrees to 80 degrees

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False

64-70

23
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Piglets are typically weaned at 3-5 weeks of age

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True

24
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Replacement gilts should not be bred until they have gone through at least 4 estrus cycles

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False

2-3

25
Q

A hog farm manager should inspect the hogs at least once a day to make sure they are happy and healthy

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True

26
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The system that moves pigs in and out of production areas in groups and at the same time is called a farrow to finish operation

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False

All in all out

27
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Sows are ready to be bred whenever they are in standing heat

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True

28
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Sanitation and ventilation play an important role in managing healthy environments and stopping the spread of diseases

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True

29
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Three advantages of swine production

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Short gestation period

Farrow twice a year

7-12/15-18 pigs per litter

30
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Five top swine producing states

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Iowa

North Carolina

Minnesota

Illinois

Nebraska

31
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Top 5 swine producing countries

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China

European Union

United States

Brazil

Canada

32
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5 necessary management practices that are performed on a newborn piglet

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  • Iodine to the naval
  • Needle teeth clipped
  • Castration
  • Identification
  • Iron shot
33
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List & describe 3 types of breeding sows

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1) Pen- Turning a boar lose into a pen with sows
2) AI- Using stored semen
3) Hand- Using fresh semen from the boar & inserting it by hand

34
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3 factors that affect profitability on a finishing operation

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Feed Cost

Maintaining proper environments

Cleaning/sanitation cost

35
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Duroc

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  • Droopy ears
  • Hardy
  • Good growth weight
  • Light to dark red

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