Traditional Farm
Factory Farm
Organic Farm
Definitions
Swine Facts
100
place most hog operations are located in the US
What is the corn belt
100
Provides job opportunities and is cheap/efficient
What is Pros of Factory Farm
100
animal by-products
What is not certified in organic farming
100
a form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost, and biological pest control.
What is organic farming
100
3; ribs, backbone, "H" bones and pin bones barely felt with firm pressure
What is the ideal body condition score?
200
time of rapid change from family farms to factory farms
What is the 80s & 90s
200
often given antibiotics both to suppress disease and to promote growth
What is confinement pig operations
200
allows for more of a natural growth rate
What is benefits of organic farming
200
a farm that is passed down from generation to generation that is average in size
What is traditional or family farms
200
101-102.5 degreed F
What is the normal range of body temperature?
300
only ______ of swine producers have 99 head or less
What is .8%
300
a pollutant of surface waters and ground waters
What is excess Nitrogen
300
Emphasis is placed on high standards in product quality, animal health and welfare
What is organic farming outlook
300
intensive animal confinement operations that produce the majority of food for the population
What is factory farms
300
pigs that are moved in together and moved out together
What is All-in, All-out Production
400
is based on treating the soil and plants with products that are more likely than not noxious, and more likely than not synthetically produced in a laboratory.
What is traditional agriculture
400
stressful conditions in the climate (heat stress) affect ___________
What is animal behavior and welfare
400
high demands on management qualifications
What is organic rule
400
organism whose genome has been altered by the techniques of genetic engineering so that its DNA contains one or more genes not normally found there.
What is GMO
400
SPF
What is Specific Pathogen Free
500
- the use of fire for clearing a new farm plot (slash-and-burn agriculture), - superficial tillage by hand, - often planting on mounds or ridges, - mixed cropping using a number of carefully composed crop associations, - the lack of any inputs for fertilizing and crop protection.
What is traditional farming methods
500
Conventional pork showed a resistance to ________ then organic pork
What is bacteria
500
a vaccine used to prevent pinkeye in livestock is an ________ synthetic substance and arsenic is an example of a prohibited natural substance.
What is allowed
500
•Prohibits the use of genetic engineering, ionizing radiation, and the use of sewage sludge •Labeling requirements for all organic products •Follow the compliance, testing, fee, and state program requirements •Certified record keeping •Production and handling requirements •Follow rules for continuing accreditation
What is The National Standards on Organic Agriculture Rules
500
a set of preventive measures designed to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases, quarantined pests, invasive alien species, living organisms
What is biosecurity