fun facts
How long is a pigs gestation
3 months 3 weeks 3 days
what is a gilt
young female hog which has not farrowed
the right ear represents
litter number
what percent iodine is used in navel dipping
2%
what can we compare a hog breed to in people
ethnicity
how many taste buds does a pigs tongue have
15000
what is a dam
mother hog
how many quadrants are in the pigs ear
4
when should hogs be castrated
1-3 weeks ideally
what color is a berkshire
black with white
average litter size
8-12 pigglets
what is a barrow
castrated male
each quadrant is multiplied by
3
what is another name for needle teeth and how many do piglets have
wolf teeth, 8
second most recorded breed in the U.S
duroc
in industry after how many litters is a sow culled
7
what is boar
male hog that is not castrated
2 in quadrant 3, and 1 at the tip. what is the total
99
when should tail docking occur
first 24 hours
blue butts are a cross between which breeds
yorkshire and hampshire or hampshire and chester white
how many gallons of water per day can a hog drink
14
what is confirmation
the shape and design of body
state the pigs number in word form 12-120
12th litter 120th piglet
which pigs tend to have more anemia issues and why
pigs raised on concrete because they are not getting iron from the soil
which hog is being described: droopy ears, american sowherd, heavy milker, farrows large piglets, crosses well with other breeds
landrace