ASC 408G: Swine

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EXAM1: history of swine
How many swine are in breeding stock,
How many swine are market hogs,
What does breeding stock consist of
82  cards
EXAM 1: swine breeds
Terminal is referred to,
Characteristics of maternal breeds,
What color are maternal breeds
34  cards
EXAM 1: confinement production
What is the biggest biosecurity r...,
Is boar semen stored,
New boars must be __________
73  cards
EXAM 1: biosecurity
Biosecurity of pigs at the farm,
Goal of biosecurity,
Biosecurity differs on
54  cards
EXAM 1: Alternative Production
What is one of the oldest ways of...,
Pasture production systems also k...,
Pasture operations usually have l...
39  cards
EXAM 1: Production Calculations
Conception rate,
Average herd conception rate,
Farrowing rate
21  cards
EXAM 1: Swine terminology
Period in which an animal is prod...,
Making slits or perforations in a...,
Process of giving birth in pigs
48  cards
Exam 1: Genetics
Heritability estimates are used to,
Heritability,
Are reproductive traits maternal ...
40  cards
exam 1: Marketing
What are the two types of marketing,
Main types of public markets are ...,
Today less than ___ of nations ho...
34  cards
Exam 1: Crossbreeding systems
Type of breeding is determined by,
Purebred animal,
Pure breeding
33  cards
Exam 2: Health and Disease (intro-skin conditions)
Heart rate of a healthy pig,
Respiration rate of a healthy pig,
Normal temperature of a healthy pig
76  cards
Exam 2: Health and Disease ( Mycotoxicosis to Repro disease)
Mycotoxicosis is the result of,
Fungi that produce toxins do so u...,
What are the three main functions...
76  cards
Exam 2: Health and Disease (Neuro-Other diseases)
A highly contagious viral disease...,
How is african swine fever,
Ways of transmission for african ...
56  cards
EXAM 2: Reproductive Anatomy/Physiology- FEMALE
Gilts sow reproductive tract is c...,
Made of connective tissue attachi...,
3 parts of the broad ligament
53  cards
EXAM 2:Reproductive anatomy/physiology- MALE
The reproductive efficiency of a ...,
What is the primary mechanism thr...,
The male repro tract is supported...
50  cards
Exam 2: Sperm collection
What are the two ways we can coll...,
How is sperm collected using the,
How is sperm collected using the
45  cards
EXAM 2: Breeding
What is critical to successful br...,
How often are heat checks performed,
What are the conditions heat chec...
71  cards
exam 2 quiz material
T f the porcine reproductive and ...,
T f atrophic rhinitis ar causes i...,
T f atrophic rhinitis ar causes i...
63  cards
EXAM 2: gestation, farrowing, lactation
Where is sperm deposited,
Uterine contractions introduced b...,
Most of the fertilizing sperm wil...
80  cards
EXAM 3: Weaning & pig processing
Historically pigs are weaned at _...,
Weaning systems,
Benefits to weaning pigs early
47  cards
EXAM 3: Harvesting/Meat Quality
Swine carcasses are broken down i...,
What is included in the miscellan...,
As the swine industry shifted to ...
42  cards
EXAM 3: sow mortality and culling
Average sow mortality,
Number of breeding females that d...,
Replacement cost can account for ...
36  cards
EXAM 3: digestion and nutrition
Lysine of the diet for the follow...,
Barrows need a _________ of lysin...,
Leaner pigs need a ___________ of...
47  cards
exam 3: nutrition principles (water and energy)
Most essential nutrient of all nu...,
Water accounts for as much as ___...,
Water for nursing pigs
64  cards
exam 3: nutrition principles (protein)
If synthetic amino acids are adde...,
What 2 feed grade amino acids are...,
What is the by product from vario...
41  cards
exam 3: nutrition principles (minerals)
Which livestock species is most l...,
What are the two classifications ...,
Macrominerals need to be supplied...
35  cards
exam 3: nutrition principles (vitamins)
These are required for normal met...,
Vitamin needs are critical becaus...,
What are the two groups of vitamins
29  cards
exam 3: nutrition principles (feed additives)
Nonnutritive substances and compo...,
From the 1950s until recently wha...,
Substances that contain desirable...
21  cards
exam 3: old quizzes
_________pork has a sticky surface,
Culling a sow because she has rea...,
Culling a sow because of structur...
58  cards
Nutrition for life stages (part 1)
Nutrition in boars influences what,
What group is most often overlook...,
The primary goal for boars used i...
48  cards
Nutrition for life stages (part 2)
Phase feeding is used to match the,
Most operations use a ___________...,
As a pig becomes heavier or older...
77  cards
biomedical
Heart valves from pigs are transp...,
What are the 3 types of heart valves,
__________ what used to treat dia...
29  cards
final: Manure/Odor control
Manure is one of the most importa...,
Most manure on swine farms are in...,
Swine manure is a ____________ fe...
62  cards
old exam questions: exam 3
T f the environment in a pigs sto...,
T f ai on sow farms has decreased...,
T f pigs weaned at 12 days of age...
73  cards
old exam questions: exam 1
In a terminal program _______ of ...,
Deep bedded swine barns are most ...,
Pigs with rendement napole rn gen...
52  cards
old exam questions: exam 2
T f baby pigs born rear legs firs...,
T f the majority of us swine are ...,
T f swine flu virus has a high mo...
72  cards
quizzes after exam 3
Two reasons why finishing farms p...,
In order to maximize energy densi...,
During which gestational phase do...
26  cards

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