The toolbox
This sharp instrument is used for making quick incisions and surgical procedures.
What is a scalpel?
What is a SOW?
These are the six basic nutrient groups needed by swine and all livestock.
What is protein, fat, carbohydrates, water, minerals and vitamins?
This ground meat product is blended with spices to produce a popular breakfast food.
What is sausage?
This hay-like bedding is ideal for hog stalls.
What is straw?
This tool removes triangle shaped pieces from the ear of a hog to give it a permanent I.D.
What is an ear-notcher?
The part of the pig where bacon comes from.
What is the BELLY?
This ingredient in feed, though not highly nutritious, is necessary to help regulate feed moving through the digestive tract.
What is fiber?
This round thin cut of pork is identified easily by the round bone near the center of the cut.
What is a ham center slice?
This is the minimum weight a hog must be to be exhibited in the Chester County 4H show.
What is 230 pounds?
This plier shaped instrument is used to affix an identification number to the pig's ear.
What is an ear tagger?
The length of time it takes for a baby pig to double its birthweight of 3.5 pounds.
What is 1 WEEK?
This feed type contains all of the nutrients needed by an animal without having to add other supplements.
What is a complete/balanced ration?
This process serves to cure cuts like bacon, hams and picnics and results in a pink coloration to the meat.
What is smoked/smoking?
This activity helps show-hogs to build muscle and duration in the show ring.
What is exercise/walking?
This instrument is used to restrain a hog long enough to give it an injection or other needed process.
What is a hog snare?
Hogs provide materials for this number of drugs and pharmaceuticals.
20 or 40
nearly 40
This common ingredient is often used to provide a high source of energy to a diet or ration.
What is corn?
This is the largest by weight wholesale cut of pork?
What is Ham?
This is the period of time required to be sure an active ingredient has been processed or eliminated from the body before slaughter.
What is withdrawal time?
This tool is used to direct hogs in a particular direction or to separate them from each other when fighting.
What is a hog board?
This hog organ provides insulin for humans
Pancreas gland
This feed type is processed to produce a particular kind of uniform texture and form.
What is a pellet?
This is the safe internal temperature at which pork should be cooked.
What is 145 degrees?
This is the amount of medication needed for a 300 pound hog if the label calls for 2 mls per 100 pounds.
What is 6 cc's or 6 mls?