Swine Production Flashcards
1
Q
Farrow to wean facility
A
Sells piglets at weaning
2
Q
Finishing facility
A
Raise pigs to slaughter weight (280)
-4 months to achieve slaughter weight
3
Q
Are boars and sows housed together
A
No, boars have separate houses
4
Q
How many pigs are kept in a pen in grow-finish facility
A
30-50 pigs per pen
5
Q
What is the approved mortality management
A
Burial
6
Q
What does SMEDI mean
A
Stillbirth, mummy, embryonic, death, infertility
7
Q
Sow ambient temperature
A
60’ F
8
Q
Mastitis
A
Bacterial infection of the udder
9
Q
Why are better pigs usually more aggressive
A
Aggressive genotype
10
Q
Why are some piglets weaned early
A
If sow is showing signs of illness
