Breed ID
Terms
Swine Production
Managment
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What is a hampshire?
Is usually black with a white belt.
100
What is a sow?
Mature Female Swine
100
What is buying and finishing.
Involves the farmer to buy feeder pigs and raise them to market weight.
100
What is the most important nutrient?
Water
100
What is the ears.
This characteristic helps identify breeds.
200
What is a Duroc?
This breed is usually solid red with drooped ears.
200
What is pork?
The meat of swine.
200
What is feeder pig production?
Less total feed investment is an advantage of which type of production.
200
What is the ideal market weight?
280lb.
200
The two type of swine production.
commercial and purebred production.
300
What breeds have erect ears?
Berkshire, Hampshire, Yorkshire.
300
What is a gilt?
Young female swine
300
What is purebred production?
One disadvantage of this method of production is constant advertisement of the herd.
300
What nutrient is given to swine to increase energy?
corn
300
What is the gestation period of swine?
3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days. (115 Days)
400
What is breeds are known as the mother breeds?
Landrace, Chester White, Yorkshire
400
What is farrowing?
Act of giving birth in swine.
400
What is feeder pig production?
The goal of this type of production is to raise uniform groups of pigs.
400
What mineral do swine get from soil?
Iron
400
What is the right ear when ear notched?
The ear used to identify the litter number.
500
What is a Berkshire?
A pig with six white points white on face, four leg marks, and tail.
500
What is a castrated male?
Borrow
500
What is buying and finishing?
Health problems brought to the farm is a disadvantage of what type of production.
500
What is biosecurity?
Procedures intended on protecting humans or animals against disease or harmful biological agents
500
What things need to be done to a piglet after birth?
Clip Needle Teeth, Ear Notch, Tail Docking, Iron Shot, Cut Navel Cord
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