Breeds
Terminal Swine Breed that is red in color with a high carcass yield.
What is Duroc?
Scientific name for swine
What is Porcine?
Operation that involves all stages of production (breeding to market).
What is Farrow-to-finish?
Rank Iowa has in hog Industry
What is #1
Terminal Breed that is black with 6 white spots, four on feet, face, and tail.
What is Poland China
Set of 8 very sharp teeth in piglets.
What is Needle Teeth?
Breeding herd maintained and offspring marketed of at 40-60 pounds.
What is Farrow-to-Feeder or Farrowing-to-Nursery?
The most popular FFA and 4-H project
What is swine?
Maternal Breed that are good mothers, all white with some small blue spots. Small Droopy ears.
What is Chester White?
An immature Female
What is a gilt?
Buy 30-60lb hogs and feed them to market weight.
What is Feeder-to-Finish?
Ranks the second in swine production worldwide.
What is U.S.
Maternal Breed that is all white with erect ears and dished face. Called the "Mother Breed."
What is Yorkshire?
Mature, castrated male
What is Stag?
Provide foundation hogs and pigs to Farrow-to-Finish and Farrow-to-Feeder programs.
What is Seedstock Producers?
Medical item that can be implanted in humans and is made from a swine product.
What is a Heart Valve?
Breed with white and red colorings. Crossed from Durocs and Poland China.
What is Hereford?
Weaned pig ready to finish for slaughter.
What is Feeder Pig?
Operation that takes advantage of the complementarity between breeds
What is crossbreeding?
Part of swine in bread.
What is the proteins on the hair of a pig?