Nutrition & Repro
Camp
Skill-a-thon
JBS
Misc.
100
What nutrient do pigs primarily get from corn in their diet?
Energy (or carbs)
100
Is pork checkoff mandatory?
YES!
100
How many teeth do pigs have?
44
100
How many pigs is JBS currently weaning per sow?
13
100
What is rendering?
Everything not used on the floor for meat consumption. Ex. blood, feet, brains
200
How much water will a lactating sow drink each day?
5 gallons
200
What does NPPC (National Pork Producers Council) focus on that NPB (National Pork Board) cannot?
Lobbying/policy
200
Where did the spot association originate?
Indiana
200
Where does JBS get their genetics from?
PIC (Pig Improvement Company)
200
How many pork bellies does Tyson process a day?
40,000
300
Name the USDA program that helps pork producers implement responsible practices in food safety, animal well-being, and environmental stewardship.
PQA (Pork quality assurance)
300
How many codes does the Tyson bacon plant have?
170
300
How many days is allowed before ear notching is requried?
7 days
300
How many employees report to Tag?
475
300
What are the primal cuts?
400
This term describes animals that carry two identical alleles for a specific gene.
Homozygous
400
What are the main products of rendering?
bone meal, plasma, blood meal
400
When was the meat inspection act passed?
1906
400
How many head a week does JBS ship out?
30,000
400
What is the pork checkoff rate?
35 cents per $100 VALUE
500
This genetic tool allows producers to evaluate an animal’s genetic potential by combining pedigree, performance, and progeny data into a single value.
Expected Progeny Difference (EPD)
500
What is Prop 12?
24 Sq foot, front end nor back end can touch, must be certified and compliant to sell to California
500
A pig fed too much protein will excrete too much of?
Nitrogen
500
What does JBS stand for? (don't need the exact name just context)
JBS is named after their original founder from Brazil, José Batista Sobrinho
500
How many carcasses does Seaboard process in a day?
23,000