swine (Bromfield)

Question 1

Gilt

Answer 1

young female that has not farrowed

Question 2

Barrow

Answer 2

• castrated male
  
  • done at 3 days old

*pain relief drugs in food animal

Question 3

Boar taint

Answer 3

hormones that make boars taste funk

Question 4

Sow

Answer 4

Female pig that has farrowed

Question 5

Boar

Answer 5

intact male

Question 6

Weaner

Answer 6

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

Question 7

piglet

Answer 7

baby pig

Question 8

shoat

Answer 8

• older pig

Question 9

Fat Hog/Finisher

Answer 9

• pig at finishing weight
  
  • about 280 pounds
  • 6 months old

Question 10

Feeder pig/grower pig

Answer 10

• on full feed
• out of the nursery

Question 11

All in/All out

Answer 11

• same age, same health status
• minimizes spread of disease

Question 12

Wean to Finish (WTF)

Answer 12

• farms that buy pigs at weaning and finish them

Question 13

Depop/repop

Answer 13

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

Question 14

PRDC

Answer 14

• porcine respiratory disease complex

Question 15

Feedback program

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Parity

(Parity 1)

Answer 16

• how often a pig has given birth
  
  • Parity 1 means it’s given birth to 1 litter

Question 17

Non-productive sow day

Answer 17

• not pregnant
• not lactating

Question 18

Time between weaning and estrus

Answer 18

3-7 days

*if she has lactated for 21 days

Question 19

SEW

MEW

MMEW

Answer 19

• Segmented early weaning
  
  • keep babies from being exposed to mom
• Medicated early weaning
  
  • taken away and medicated
• Modified medicated early weaning

Question 20

Types of pig operations

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Pig breeds

Colored

Answer 21

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

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

Question 22

Pig breeds

White

Answer 22

1. Yorkshire
2. Landrace
3. Chester white

Pietran (kinda spotted)

*better mothers

Question 23

Synthetic breed

Answer 23

• created to be grandparent stock
• geneticists making best pig possible

Question 24

Terminal cross

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Maternal

Answer 25

* Gives birth to our terminal cross

Question 26

Rotational Cross | (3 way / 4 way)

Answer 26

* several breeds crossed * maintains some heterosis

Question 27

Heterosis

Answer 27

* outcrossing * hybrid vigor

Question 28

Veterinarians and the swine industry

Answer 28

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

Question 29

compensation

Answer 29

* swine vets rank 1 or 2 in income * normal hours * emergencies? not really

Question 30

Role of vet in swine production

Answer 30

* Production * food safety * labor * training * records * health * genetics * nutrition * etc

Question 31

SPF

Answer 31

* specific pathogen free * primary: C-section derived * secondary SPF * from a primary

Question 32

Use of antibiotics

Answer 32

* Feed * prevention * treatment * gain/feed efficiency * this is going away

Question 33

Feed residues and withdrawal times

Answer 33

* sulfas: long withdrawal times

Question 34

Feed residues and withdrawal times foreign markets

Answer 34

* tetracycline * 0 day withdrawel time in US * 14 day withdrawel for Japanese market

Question 35

ABX in water

Answer 35

* 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?

Question 36

Ind Tx

Answer 36

* cost of drug vs cost of animal * withdrawel time * ease of administration * is animal marketable * vet client relationship

Question 37

Euthanasia

Answer 37

* carbon dioxide * gunshot * captive bolt * electrocution * anesthetic overdose * blunt trauma (baby pigs, two weeks old or less) * exsanguination

Question 38

swine herd health day 1-3

Answer 38

* needle teeth * iron injection * navel dip * tail * ear notch * abx (coccidiosis)

Question 39

Swine herd health day 7

Answer 39

* 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

Question 40

Wine herd health day 14-21

Answer 40

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