Gender Terminology
The term used for baby swine
What is piglet?
A group of pig babies born at the same time by the same mother pig.
What is litter?
Any meat from pigs
What is pork?
The ear a litter number would be notched on.
What is the right ear?
Term used for an intact, adult male
What is a boar?
The term for the act of giving birth in relation to swine
What is farrow/farrowing
Ideal weight for slaughter
What is 250 pounds?
The ear an individual number would be notched on.
What is the left ear?
What is sow?
The equipment some producers house the mother pig in to keep the newly born piglets safe.
What is a farrowing crate?
Term used to describe the weight of the animal "on the hoof"
What is live weight?
These are the teeth we clip on a baby pig.
What are needle teeth?
Term used for a castrated male swine
What is barrow?
The TERM used to describe the length of time a pig is pregnant
What is gestation?
Young pig, recently weaned (25-55 lbs) and usually around 8 weeks old.
What is a feeder pig?
The dressing percentage (amount of usable meat) of pigs
What is 74%
Term used for young, immature female swine
What is gilt?
Length of time a pig is pregnant
What is 114 days / 3 months 3 weeks 3 days?
Term used to describe the hanging weight of the carcass.
What is "On the rail"
The numbers that can be single or double notched on the right ear.
What are 3, 9, 27, and 81