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Breeds
Feed
Reproduction
Terms
Pig Mixup
100
Which breed originates from Kentucky and is black or red with a white belt?
What is Hampshire
100
What is the most important element in a pigs feed?
What is Protein
100
What do we call the period of time when a female is receptive to breeding?
What is Estrus
100
What is a male that has been castrated?
What is barrow
100
What is the ideal market weight range for a pig?
What is 250-275lbs
200
Which breed originates from Ireland and is known for being a good bacon breed?
What is Tamsworth
200
What percentage of body weight do we feed a pig?
What is 3%
200
How often does estrus occur and how long does it last?
What is every 21 days and 2-3 days.
200
What do we call a female that has not yet had a litter of babies?
What is gilt
200
What are four things that are done to piglets within the first two weeks of life?
What is eye teeth cut, iron shot, castration,and ear notching.
300
Which breed is black with six white points and originates from Ohio?
What is Poland China
300
What add flavor to the meat but when we have to much of this does not add value?
What is fat.
300
What is the purpose of a boar?
What is to produce sperm and fertilize the egg.
300
What do we call the term for removing the testicles?
What is castration
300
What is the purpose of having an ear notching system for pigs?
What is to permanently identify pigs.
400
Which breed originates from Pennsylvania, known for their large litter size and white color?
What is Chester White
400
As a pig reaches market weight do we increase or decrease the amount of protein?
What is decrease
400
What is the purpose of the female?
What is to produce and egg and carry young to full term.
400
What do we call the process of a sow having babies?
What is farrowing.
400
What must we do to the feed once a sow farrows out?
What is increase the amount
500
Which breed is known as being the mother breed and it most dominantly used in the pork industry?
What is Yorkshire
500
When is it the most important to feed protein. When a pig is younger or older?
What is younger
500
What do we call the period of time that the baby stays inside the mother?
What is gestation.
500
What do we call the process of the sperm uniting with the egg?
What is fertilization
500
What does the number in the pigs right ear represent?
What is liter number