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swine (Bromfield) Flashcards

1
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Gilt

A

young female that has not farrowed

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Barrow

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  • castrated male
    • done at 3 days old

*pain relief drugs in food animal

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3
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Boar taint

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hormones that make boars taste funk

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4
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Sow

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Female pig that has farrowed

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5
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Boar

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intact male

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Weaner

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  • a pig around the time of weaning
    • about 3 weeks (21 days)
  • 20-30 poupnd pig
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piglet

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baby pig

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shoat

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  • older pig
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Fat Hog/Finisher

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  • pig at finishing weight
    • about 280 pounds
    • 6 months old
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10
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Feeder pig/grower pig

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  • on full feed
  • out of the nursery
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All in/All out

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  • same age, same health status
  • minimizes spread of disease
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12
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Wean to Finish (WTF)

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  • farms that buy pigs at weaning and finish them
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13
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Depop/repop

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  • depopulate the barn in fulminating chronic herd illness
  • last resort
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14
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PRDC

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  • porcine respiratory disease complex
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15
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Feedback program

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  • innoculate a whole population at the same time
    • diarrheal diseases (feed manure)
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16
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Parity

(Parity 1)

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  • how often a pig has given birth
    • Parity 1 means it’s given birth to 1 litter
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17
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Non-productive sow day

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  • not pregnant
  • not lactating
18
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Time between weaning and estrus

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3-7 days

*if she has lactated for 21 days

19
Q

SEW

MEW

MMEW

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  • Segmented early weaning
    • keep babies from being exposed to mom
  • Medicated early weaning
    • taken away and medicated
  • Modified medicated early weaning
20
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Types of pig operations

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  1. farrow to finish
  2. feeder pig producer (traditional/weaner)
  3. feeder pig finisher / Contract finishing
  4. Pure bred producer
  5. breeding companies
  6. specialty / niche market
    1. show pigs
    2. roasters
    3. producer/retailers
  7. Vertical integration
21
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Pig breeds

Colored

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  1. Duroc
  2. Hampshire
  3. Poland
  4. Berkshire
  5. Spot

*use in terminal animals: growth, lean muscle, size

22
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Pig breeds

White

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  1. Yorkshire
  2. Landrace
  3. Chester white

Pietran (kinda spotted)

*better mothers

23
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Synthetic breed

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  • created to be grandparent stock
  • geneticists making best pig possible
24
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Terminal cross

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  • offspring from these are going to grow up and go to market
    • these guys will give us the best price at market
25
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Maternal

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  • Gives birth to our terminal cross
26
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Rotational Cross

(3 way / 4 way)

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  • several breeds crossed
    • maintains some heterosis
27
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Heterosis

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  • outcrossing
    • hybrid vigor
28
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Veterinarians and the swine industry

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  1. mixed practice
  2. specialty practice
  3. industry/service
  4. academic research & teaching
  5. management
  6. government
  7. producer
29
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compensation

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  • swine vets rank 1 or 2 in income
  • normal hours
  • emergencies? not really
30
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Role of vet in swine production

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  • Production
  • food safety
  • labor
  • training
  • records
  • health
  • genetics
  • nutrition
  • etc
31
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SPF

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  • specific pathogen free
    • primary: C-section derived
  • secondary SPF
    • from a primary
32
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Use of antibiotics

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  • Feed
    • prevention
    • treatment
    • gain/feed efficiency
      • this is going away
33
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Feed residues and withdrawal times

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  • sulfas: long withdrawal times
34
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Feed residues and withdrawal times

foreign markets

A
  • tetracycline
    • 0 day withdrawel time in US
    • 14 day withdrawel for Japanese market
35
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ABX in water

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  • to treat dz
  • prevent major outbreak
  • easier to set up water medicator
  • pigs will stop eating before drinking
  • water solubility
  • palatability
  • residues
  • cost effective
  • effective for bug?
36
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Ind Tx

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  • cost of drug vs cost of animal
  • withdrawel time
  • ease of administration
  • is animal marketable
  • vet client relationship
37
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Euthanasia

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  • carbon dioxide
  • gunshot
  • captive bolt
  • electrocution
  • anesthetic overdose
  • blunt trauma (baby pigs, two weeks old or less)
  • exsanguination
38
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swine herd health day 1-3

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  • needle teeth
  • iron injection
  • navel dip
  • tail
  • ear notch
  • abx (coccidiosis)
39
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Swine herd health day 7

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  • Castrate (if not done at days 1-3)
  • repeat C & D antitoxin if necessary
  • coccidiosis meds
  • gild/boar selection
  • underline screening
  • vaccination
    • bordetella
    • pastuerella
    • erysipelas
  • creep feed
40
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Wine herd health day 14-21

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  • Iron (if necessary)
  • Wean
  • vaccination
    • mycoplasma
    • PRRSV
  • Parasite control
  • Split weaning
  • management/facilities consniderations
  • abx (feed/water/parental)

P&P final (9 decks)

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