History/Terms
Processing Piglets
Breeds
Calculations
Toss-Up
100
Term referring to ALL pigs.
What is Porcine.
100
The number 1 focus during processing and taking care of pigs
What is safety and proper management.
100
Name all 8 breeds.
What is Berkshire, Yorkshire, Hampshire, Duroc, Landrace, Chester White, Poland China, Spotted.
100
HCW/LW X 100
What is Dressing Percentage
100
Recorded the 3rd largest breed in the U.S.
What is Hampshire.
200
In what year and by what country were pigs domesticated.
What is China in 7000 B.C.
200
To protect pigs from being anemic. How do wild pigs stay protected?
What is iron shots. Rooting in the dirt.
200
Floppy ears, red in color, great carcass.
What is Duroc.
200
Lbs of Retail Cuts/HCW X 100
What is Cutability
200
Pigs were originally fed what?
What is Scraps.
300
3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days or 114 days
What is gestation.
300
Steps to Processing Piglets
What is Tail Docking, Ear Notching, Iron Shots, Needle Teeth clipping.
300
Erect ears, 6 white points, mostly black. Name where the 6 white points are.
What is Berkshire. Legs, tail, face/snout.
300
(Wt/Ht^2) X 703
What is BMI.
300
Why do we ear notch pigs?
What is Identification and more reliable than ear tags.
400
In what region are the majority of the pigs in the United States located?
What is The Corn Belt in the Mid-West.
400
Which ear is the Piglet Ear?
What is the Pig's Left Ear
400
Floppy ears, extremely long, white.
What is Landrace.
400
HCW: X LW: 300lbs DP: 73%
What is 219lbs.
400
Pigs are processed at such a young age for what reason?
What is the earlier the better
500
Why did the location of pigs in the United States change over time?
What is Nutrition, a corn based diet.
500
Demonstrate the correct diagram for a pig with the Ear Notches of 47-10
What is Litter Ear (Right Ear) 27-9-9-1-1, Piglet Ear (Left Ear) 9-1
500
Breeding a Poland China and Spot together.
What is a Cross
500
Lbs of Retail Cut: X HCW: 250 Cutability: 80%
What is 200lbs.
500
Name 5 products from pigs.
What is Pork, insulin, heart valves, bullets, bread, rubber, chalk, crayons...etc
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