Types of Swine Production and Terminology
Swine Breeds
Ear Notching
Biosecurity
Misc.
100
A castrated male swine is called?
What is a barrow?
100
This breed was developed in England, Black w/ white belt around shoulders and body, front legs, Erect ears, and is a good muscled terminal breed.
What is Hampshire?
100
What is the ear notch for this pig?
What is 28-6?
100
Procedures to protect humans or animals against disease or harmful biological agents is the definition of what?
What is biosecurity?
100
What is the general term relating to pigs or hogs?
What is swine OR Porcine?
200
A mature female swine that has had a litter of piglets is called?
What is a sow?
200
This breed was developed in England, black with 6 white points and 4 white feet and erect ears. Known for superior meat quality.
What is Berkshire?
200
What is the ear notch of this pig.
What is 29-5?
200
True or False: Up to 6 boars can be housed together in a confinement setting.
What is False.
200
Generally, terminal breeds are ________ while maternal breeds are _________.
What is colored? What is White/Pink?
300
A farm that farrows out piglets and keeps the pigs from gestation to finishing hogs to market weight is known as?
What is a farrow-to-finish operation?
300
This breed was developed in Denmark. All white in color, long bodies, down ears, good mothers and large litter size.
What is Landrace?
300
What is this ear notch?
What is 4-4?
300
True or false: biosecurity practices for confinement housing farms often include a shower in shower out system.
What is true?
300
Name the two housing systems discussed in class?
What is pastured pork (free range) and confinement systems?
400
What is a young female that has not produced piglets called?
What is gilt?
400
This breed is red with drooping ears and is most commonly used in crossbreeding systems as terminal sires.
What is Duroc?
400
The pigs right ear represents what?
What is the litter number?
400
Name a main goal of biosecurity management on a pig farm?
What is reducing disease risk, maintaining cleanliness, controlling parasites, preventing respiratory and digestive diseases?
400
What type of digestive system do pigs have?
What monogastric.
500
Which housing systems costs the most money to start up and maintain?
What is confinement housing?
500
This breed is named for a county in PA and is a maternal type with small, drooping ears.
What is the Chester White?
500
The pigs left ear represents what?
What is the individual (pig) number?
500
A veterinarian plays a crucial role in biosecurity by helping develop a herd _________ plan.
What is health?
500
A family-owned business located in Henry, Tennessee that tends over 18,000 acres of land and provides care for around 38,000 sows that produce over 1 million market hogs each year?
What is Tosh Farms?