Swine Production Flashcards
number of pig farms in canada
how many are marketed each year
7,000
25.5 million
canada is the ___ largest pork producer in the world
3rd
75% of canada’s pork production occurs in:
quebec
ontario
manitoba
approx ___-____% of quebecs production is in the hands of 25 operations
50-55%
in 2020 sask produced ____ of canadian pork
8.5%
sask has ____ farms producing ______ million pigs
400
2.3 million
sask is the ___ largest pork producer in canada
5th
only __% of sask pork is consumed in house
14%
year of pig domestication in china and england
china 490BC
england 800BC
likely ancestor of all modern swine
wild boar
sus scrofa
swine phylum
chordata
swine sub phylum
vertebrata
swine class
mammalia
swine sub class
utheria
swine order
artiodactyla
swine family
suidae/porcidae
swine genus
sus (linn)
swine species
sus scrofa
% of yorkshire, landrace, and duroc of national herd
yorkshire 42%
landrace 32%
duroc 25%
traits of yorkshire (4)
successful in crossbreeding
high sow productivity
high carcass quality
maintains consumer demand for high quality pork
traits of landrace (3)
excellent mothering ability, temperament, longevity, and reproduction
good ADG, feed conversion, and leanness
high quality carcass
traits of duroc (5)
dominates male lines
solid pink-reddish meat
excellent carcass quality of intramuscular fat, tenderness and juiciness
strong feet and legs
large litters
pork
pig meat
sows
adult mother pig
gilt
females of breeding age that havent farrowed yet
weaning
removing young from mother
hog
pig ready to be processed
process/harvest
slaughter for meat
bacon
pig meat sold after curing (brine)
barrow
male castrated pig
boar
uncastrated male for breeding
farrowing
pig parturition
Importance of swine production (4)
food
inedible feed to valuable product
maintaining soil fertility
supplements other industries
drawbacks of swine production (3)
diets rely heavily on concentrates (expensive)
production must be carefully managed
very susceptible to diseases and parasites
3 types of swine enterprises
farrow to finish
farrow to wean
grow to finish
farrow to finish timeline and drawbacks (3)
10 months (4 months breeding and gestation, 6 months raising)
most capital labour
long term commitment
farrow to wean traits and drawbacks (3)
breeding and selling to finishers
less facilities and capital
producers are at the mercy of wean-finish market
grow to finish traits and drawbacks (3)
buying weaned pigs and feeding to market weight
low labor
must monitor source, health, and quality of purchasing pigs
boar to female ratio
1:20
flushing the breeding herd (4)
feeding over maintenance requirement
2-3 wks before breeding
6-8lbs/day
makes happy and increases ovulation (litter size)