Unit 6 Flashcards
During gestation sows are typically housed _____.
with boars
together
in stalls
separately
in stalls
The three types of mating systems are:
Natural Mating, Pen Mating, Hand Mating
Pen Mating, Hand Mating, Artificial Insemination
Pen Mating, Hand Mating, Artificial Insemination
Protecting animals against disease or harmful biological agents is called _____.
biomechanics
biodiversity
biosecurity
biochemistry
biosecurity
The three most common forms of swine identification are:
tail docking, tattoo, ear tag
ear notching, tattoo, ear tag
ear notching, tattoo, ear tag
T or F? Tamworth is a common pig breed in the U.S.
False
Fenced, penned, or enclosed areas for the swine should have ____ and feeders.
stalls
waterers
hoses
gates
waterers
The feeding and nutrition of swine varies with age, activity, production, and _____.
available feed
season
time of day
temperature
temperature
T or F? Needle teeth of a new born piglet do not need to be clipped.
False
Air quality issues in swine operations include dangerous gases, dust, and ____.
litters
humidity
microorganisms
feeds
microorganisms
(#5 PPT) The left ear is the ______ _____.
individual notch.
litter number.
individual notch
(#4 Video) Water are the four components of their care program?
Food, Water, Comfort, Care
Food, Water, Breeding, Handling
Food, Water, Air, Shelter
food, water, comfort, care
(#6 Article) Pigs supply _____ of all meat production.
47-48%
25-30%
43-44%
47-48%
(#5 PPT) The right ear is the ______ _____.
litter number.
individual notch.
litter number
(#6 Article) Parvovirus is one of the main causes of ________ failure in pigs.
nutritional
reproductive
reproductive
(#4 Video) T or F: Pork Producers use hormones to increase growth in pigs.
False
Strain or tension created by environmental conditions.
stress
The state of being subject to death.
mortality
Procedures intended to protect animals against disease or harmful biological agents
biosecurity
The type of mating in which the boar and one, sow, or gilt, at a time are brought together for servicing
hand
The type of mating in which a cohort of females are brought into a boar’s pen and he services them all while they are in the pen.
pen
put to death humanely
euthanzied
provides energy and essential fatty acids
fat
the intentional removal of part of an animals tail
docking
provides animal with essential amino acids
protein
I a nursery system piglets are _______ at 2-4 weeks.
weaned
