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| Female pig utilized for breeding |
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| Female pig that has a litter |
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| Male pig used for breeding |
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| Castrated male pig grown for meat production |
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| Group of piglets suckling on the sow |
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| Piglet immediately post-weaning |
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| What country were pigs first domesticated in? |
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| Pig at 40-60 lbs sold for finishing |
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| Pig at 120 lbs to harvest (market) weight |
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| Pig sold for harvest at 220-300 lbs |
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| Separation of piglets fom the sow |
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| What is the age of a pig at puberty? |
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| How many piglets are typically in a litter? |
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| How many litters can a sow have per year? |
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| What is the weaning age of a piglet? |
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| What is the age of a pig at harvest? |
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| Average daily gain for a pig? |
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| What are the different piggy breeds? |
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| Chester White, Berkshire, Duroc, Landrace, Hampshire, Poland China,Yorkshire/Large White, Spotted, Pietrain,Meishan |
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| What are the characteristics of the Chester White breed? |
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- Maternal
- good maternal instincts, docile
- poor growth and carcass traits
- minimal use in modern commercial swine industry
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| What are the characteristics of the Bershire breed? |
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- terminal (used for meat)
- poor reproductive performance
- poor growth and carcass traits
- better meat quality
- limited use in commercial programs to produce high quality meat products for niche markets
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| What are the characteristics of the Duroc breed? |
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- terminal and maternal
- excellent growth and carcass characteristics
- excellent meat quality
- hardy
- major contribution to the modern commercial swine industry
- widely used in outdoor systems as component of the crossbred
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| What are the characteristics of the Landrace breed? |
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- maternal and terminal
- excellent maternal traits
- excellent growth and carcass characteristics
- widely used in commercial swine production in the majority of commercial crossbred female lines
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| What are the characteristics for the Hampshire breed? |
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- terminal
- average growth and excellent carcass leanness
- major contribution to the modern swine industry as part of a sire line
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| What are the characteristics of the Poland China breed? |
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- terminal
- moderate growth
- marginal carcass leanness
- minimal contribution to the commercial swine industry
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| What are the characteristics of the Yorkshire/Large White breed? |
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- Maternal and Terminal
- Excellent maternal traits
- widely used in commercial swine production in the majority of commercial crossbred female lines
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| What are the characteristics of the Spotted breed? |
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- Terminal
- Moderate growth
- marginal carcass traits
- minimal contribution to the commercial swine industry
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| What are the characteristics of the Pietrain breed? |
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- Terminal
- Poor reproductive performance
- moderate growth performance
- extreme muscling and carcass lean content
- stress-susceptible and poor meat quality
- used in some commercial sire lines
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| What are the characteristics of the Meishan breed? |
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- Highly prolific chinese breed
- large litters
- sexually precocious
- very poor growth and carcass traits
- has been used in some breeding company lines to increase piglets born alive
and theyre incredibly cute |
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| What are the 3 major swine breeding companies? |
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- Pig Improvement Company (PIC)
- Genetiporc
- Danbred
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| What are the nutrients involved with piggies? |
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- water
- protein
- fats
- carbohydrates
- Minerals (Ca, P, Cl, Cr, Co, Fe, Zn, Mg, etc)
- Vitamins (A, B, C, D, E, and K)
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What are the basic diets for pigs?
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- Gestation sows and boars: 12% protein
- Lactating sows: 14% protein
- Creep/pre-weaning: 20% protein
- Starter (<40lbs): 16% protein
- Grower (40-125lbs): 16% protein
- Finisher (125lbs-market): 14% protein
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| What are the body condioning scores? |
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1: Emanciated
2: Thin
3: Ideal
4: Fat
5: Overly Fat |
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| 4 traits you want in a piggy: |
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- large litter size
- rapid piglet growth
- reproductive success
- longetivity
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| How much should a sow eat during gestation? |
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| What is done to a newborn befor it goes into the nursery? |
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- cut/disinfect naval cords
- tail docking
- clip needle teeth
- ear notching
- castrate males
- iron shots
- scour medication
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| What are some common causes of death for newborns? |
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| crushing, scours, starvation |
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| ____ % of cost of production is feeding and nutrition. |
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| How much should a boar be fed each day? |
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young boars: 5-6 lbs
mature boars: 4-5 lbs |
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| What are the down falls of outdoor production? |
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- labor intensive
- more acres of land
- low capital investment
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| Why is indoor production prefered? |
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- less labor
- less land
- concern for working conditions
- easier handling of animals
- more direct observation of animals
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