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| Feeder/Market Livestock Selection |
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| to rank young livestock based on their potential to grow rapidly and efficiently and, at harvest, to produce acceptable carcass characteristics |
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| Breeding Livestock Selection |
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| to rank potential breeding animals based on their ability to sustain longevity and meet the production goals within a herd/flock |
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| Grades of Quality categorize meat on the basis of its acceptability for consumer cuts. Variables uses in assigning quality grades include factors related to palatability of the product |
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| Taste, Tenderness, Juiciness and Flavor attributes |
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| A numeric representation of the percentage of trimmed lean muscle |
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| Female before giving birth |
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| Female after giving birth |
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| Monogastric (Non-Ruminant) |
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| 114 days (3mos, 3weeks, 3days) |
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| Total Confinement/Climate controlled facilities are the norm |
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| approximately 8 to 12 pigs |
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| Evolution of the swine industry |
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| has moved toward a decrease in fat content |
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| Erect ears, black with six white points |
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| Lop or down ears, black with six white points |
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| Spotted Poland China (Spot) |
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| Developed in Indiana, from Poland China breed, down ears, 80%/20% black and 20%/80% white |
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| high growth rate, down ears, solid red |
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| Erect ears, black with white belt, English breed |
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| Down ears, solid white, origninated in Denmark |
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| English breed, earect ears, and solid white |
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| Extreme lean muscle growth, erect ears, white with black spots, popular in Germany |
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| US Number 1 – US Number 4 |
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3 – Extremely muscular
2 – Average muscled
1 – Inferior muscled |
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