Porcine, Swine
Vocab
Marketing
Selection and Judging
Fun Fact
100
boar
What is intact male pig
100
Hedging
What is reducing the risk by locking in price
100
FREE PLACE
FREE PLACE
100
What four things help selection of feeder pigs?
What is health, type, size, and uniformity
100
How many teeth does a mature pig have?
What is 44
200
The correct term for young pig
What is piglet
200
Weight lose while being shipped to market
What is Shrinkage
200
Marketing that involves selling to packing plants, order buyers, or country buying stations
What is Direct Marketing
200
How many pounds does a hot carcass weigh?
What is 205 pounds
200
How many gallons of water can a full grown pig drink a day?
What is 14 gallons
300
Gilt
What is a young female pig that has not farrowed
300
Boar Taint
What is the odor of the meat
300
This marketing negotiates contracts with packers to supply hogs
What is Group Marketing
300
T or F A pig has knees
What is True
300
A pig can run a mile in how long?
What is seven minutes
400
What is a group of pigs called?
What is a herd
400
What two compounds have been known to cause boar taint?
What is skatole and androsterone
400
Hogs marketed through this market are consigned to a commission firm.
What is Terminal Markets
400
What is the belly thickness of a pig?
What is one inch
400
What is the decibel range pigs and squeal from?
What is 110 to 115
500
Farrowing
What is giving birth to pigs
500
What is used for hand mating?
What is a breeding rack
500
An important method of selling hogs
What is Auction Markets
500
Inherited neuromuscular disease. Symptoms include: .heavy breathing .tail tremors .splotchy coloring .occasionally death
What is porcine stress syndrome
500
What have solider pigs been used for?
What is mine sniffers and wars
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