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Phylogeny of pigs: phylum, genus, and species.

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Chordata; Sus; Scrofa

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Domestic pig has ____ chromosomes

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38

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# of hog operations in US
Operations with 2,000 or more head account for what percent of the inventory?
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55,882

87%

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Inventory of all hogs and pigs

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68.3 million head.

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What purposes do hogs serve?

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Food industry. 
Pharmaceuticals. 
Beauty industry. 
Construction industry. 
Plant industry. 
Entertainment. 
Companionship.
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Gilt

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Female that hasn’t farrowed.

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Sow

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Female that has farrowed.

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Boar

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Male of breeding age.

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Barrow

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Male castrated before puberty.

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Shoat

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Young swine.

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Feeder

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Swine that needs further feeding prior to slaughter.

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Farrowing

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Act of giving birth.

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Parity

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Number of different times a female has had offspring.

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By 4900 BC, pigs were domesticated where?

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China

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By 1500 BC, pigs were being raised where?

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Europe.

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3000-4000 BC: what 3 civilizations used pigs prominently in culture and diets?

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Persian, Egyptian, and Chinese.

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What 3 religions consider pork unclean to eat?

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Jewish, Islamic, Hindu.

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America’s first 13 pigs were where and when?

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Tampa FL 1539

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Who is the Father of the American Pork Industry?

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Hernando de Soto

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20
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What is a razorback

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Feral pig

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World meat consumption of pork, chicken, beef, other, and turkey.

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40%
29%
24%
5%
2%
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In 2005, what country became the world’s largest pork exporter?

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US.

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US production accounted for what percent of total world supply in 2008?

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10.5%

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Total value of pork in USA?

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$4.3 billion

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Value of pork exports? (Per head)
$36.10 per head for each hog harvested in the US.
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Pork exported countries. % of world supply.
``` US- 33% European Union- 25% Canada- 20% Brazil- 12% China- 4% Other- 3% ```
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Purchasers of US Exported Pork
``` Japan-$1.5 billion Mexico-$542 million Canada-$501 million Russia-$205.5 million Hong Kong-$176 million South Korea-$194 million ```
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What country consumes the most pork per capita?
Belarus. 94 pounds.
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How many hogs are processed in the US
98 million
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How many pounds of pork in the US
19 billion pounds
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Farm sales in US ($)
$11 billion
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Total retail sales to consumers ($)
$38 billion
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Daily harvest capacity
444,925 head.
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Each 265 pound market hog represents how many servings?
371
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US sow herd
5.77 million head
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Leanest cuts of pork have what characteristic?
"Loin" in the name.
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Pork should be cooked to an internal temp. Of what? Followed by a rest time of how many minutes?
145 degrees F. | 3 minutes.
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Birth weights
2-3 pounds.
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Average litter size
7-15 piglets.
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Weaning weight
10-15 pounds at 2-3 weeks of age. | 30-40 pounds at 6 weeks of age.
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Slaughter weight.
190-280+ pounds. Average in 2015 was 285# Average dressed weight of 213.
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Mature weight
500-800# boar | 400-700# sow
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Weaning age
2-6 weeks
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Slaughter age
5-6 months
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Breeding age
7-8 months
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Gestation
3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days (112-115 days)
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Estrus cycle
19-21 days
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Duration of estrus
2-3 days
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Lactation/nursing:
21 days
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Average age of standard market hogs at 250 pounds
6 months
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Farrow to Finish operations
All stages of production. From breeding thru finishing.
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Farrow to Nursery operations
Breeding through marketing 40-60# feeder pigs to grow-finish farms.
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Farrow to Wean operations
Breeding through marketing 10-15 pound weaned pigs to nursery-grow-finish farms.
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Wean to Finish operations
Purchase weaned pigs and Finish them to market weights.
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What is the major production input of pork production
Feed
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Feed accounts for more than what percent of all production expenses
65%
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Average whole-herd feed efficiency
3-3.2 pounds of feed per 1 pound of weight gain.
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Stomach type
Mono-gastric
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Energy ingredients in rations
Carbs--corn, milo, little wheat
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Protein ingredients
Soy bean meal. Meet lysine requirements (first limiting amino acid)
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Creep vs. finishing rations
1. 8% lysine | 0. 8% lysine
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Bushel weighs how many pounds
165
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Less corn use recently due to high cost. What is the substitute
Dried distillers grains, ethanol production by-product.
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Compared to 1950's hogs, | Today's model is ______% less fat
75%
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WWII avg was 2.85 inches of back fat. Why?
Demand for lard for use in making ammunition.
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Today, avg back fat is
0.75 inches
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Majority of commercial hogs are ______, developed for ______ or ______ traits.
Composites Maternal Terminal
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Pork is responsible for over _____ in domestic activity
$72 billion
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Over _______ jobs associated with hog production.
800,000
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Adds over _____ to basic production inputs such as corn and soybeans.
$27 billion
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In the 1950's there were nearly ______ operations.
3 million.
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Today, there are _______ hog operations
56,000+
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Farms are _____- nearly ____% of hogs produced are from operations that market more than ______ hogs annually
Larger. 91% 5,000

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