Swine Marketing And Products

Question 1

Age and weight to market

Answer 1

240-260lbs

Ab 7 months

Question 2

The longer a pig is grown the more ____ the carcass is

Answer 2

Fatty

Question 3

What marketing operation: price set in advance, 70% of hogs sold this way

Answer 3

Direct to packer

Question 4

What marketing operation: auctioned or sold in stock yard, prices vary

Answer 4

Public market

Question 5

What marketing operation: direct to consumer, smaller producers usually

Answer 5

Freezer trade

Question 6

Barrow and gilt meat
Boar meat
Sow meat
List from most desirable to least

Answer 6

Young barrow and gilt
Sow
Boars (smelly meat bc of testosterone )

Question 7

Pigs used for non choice pork products

Answer 7

Boars/ stags

Question 8

How the quality of meat is graded

Answer 8

A) acceptable- grey-pink color, fine texture, marbling

b) unacceptable- utility grade, used for pork products not cuts of meat (boars/ stags)

Question 9

Grade by yield, 1-4, 1 being (highest or lowest)

Answer 9

Highest; most boneless cuts of lean meat

Question 10

Pork is high in

Answer 10

Proteins, essential amino acids, good source of vitamins ( all but C)

Question 11

What’s highest in fat, beef, pork or lamb

Answer 11

Pork

Question 12

If not socialized pigs will be

Answer 12

Timid and suspicious

Question 13

Hog snare

Answer 13

Long pole w wire on end, goes around top snout