Unit 4 - Swine Intro Flashcards
What does ‘DAMNIT-V’ stand for?
D - degenerative A - anomaly M - metabolic N - neoplasia or nutrition I - inflammatory, infectious, or immune mediated T - Trauma or toxicity V - vascular
What are the five components of the five production input model?
Nutrition, environment, disease, genetics, and management
How big are isoweans and weaners?
8-15 lbs
What is the weight range for feeder pigs?
35-75lbs
What is the weight range for ‘fat hogs’?
220 - 290 lbs
What is the weight range for finishers or market hogs?
220-290 lbs
What is the normal duration of wean to estrus?
5 days
What is the normal duration of gestation?
115 days
What is the normal duration of lactation?
21 days
What is the normal amount of farrowings/year?
2.4 turns
What is the normal pigs/sow/year?
26 PSY
What is the normal farrowing rate?
85%
How long is the typical nursery phase?
6-8 weeks
How long is the typical grow-finish phase?
After nursery until market usually 16-18 weeks
How long is the typical wean-to-finish phase?
24-26 weeks
How long does it typically take from birth to market?
6.5 months
When is the pig market the highest?
June - July
When is the pig market the lowest?
November
What are the diets of young pigs composed of?
Porcine plasma protein
Dried whey, skim milk
Fish meal
What are the diets of older pigs composed of?
Corn, soybean meal, macro minerals, trace minerals, and vitamins
T/F: Feed is the highest component cost of production.
True
(Indoor/Outdoor) facilities are inexpensive, have poor efficiency, and high operating costs. (Indoor/Outdoor) facilities are expensive, have good efficiency, and low operating costs.
Outdoor; Indoor
__________ performance is key to success in any regard.
Stockperson
What is meat quality based on?
taste, color, pH, and water holding capacity
What are the components of evaluating food safety?
Evaluating for meat quality, antibiotic residues/antimicrobial resistance, bacterial contamination, and broken needles and other foreign materials
What is the number one welfare issue in pigs?
Antibiotic use - growth promotion and prevention
What is the number two welfare issue in pigs?
Stalls for gestating sows - size
What are some other welfare issues in pigs?
Farrowing crates for lactating sows
Castration, tail docking, and ear notching
Transport
Care of disadvantaged pigs
Extensive production systems have (lower/higher) capital investment, (lower/higher) fixed costs, (lower/higher) efficiency, and (lower/higher) variable costs.
Lower
Lower
Lower
Higher
Intensive production systems have (lower/higher) capital investment, (lower/higher) fixed costs, (lower/higher) efficiency, and (lower/higher) variable costs.
Higher
Higher
Higher
Lower
A targeted _______ drives most production systems.
Throughput - it is generally measured not calculated
___________ ________ diagnose problems within a system.
Efficiency measures - it is generally calculated rather than measured
What is commingling?
Adding sources
In order for commingling to be successful without complication, what is required?
Commingling requires matched age, matched immune status, identical PRRSV viruses, and matched genetics
