SWINE BREEDS
Red and fast growing
Duroc
A mature female pig.
Sow
The term for parturition in pigs
Farrowing
An injection that is very important at birth
Iron Injection
Breeding unrelated animals of the same breed
Black with six white points, erect ears
Berkshire
An intact male pig
Boar
Approximate length of the estrous cycle
21 Days
Procedure used to reduce tail biting
Tail Docking
Breeding between two different breeds
Crossbreeding
White breed with erect ears; maternal breed
Yorkshire
A castrated male pig
Barrow
Gestation period in days
114 days
Procedure used for permanent identification
Ear notching
The benefit crossbreeding attempts to maximize
White breed with large drooping ears; females are heavy milkers.
Landrace
A young female that has not farrowed a litter
The rule used to remember swine gestation
3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days
Procedure performed on young male piglets
Castration
Three factors listed as influencing breed selection
Litter size, carcass quality, muscle growth
The leanest breed, used for terminal sires.
Pietrain
Pigs are this type of eater and have this type of digestive system
Ominivores;monogastric
About how many liters a sow averages per year according to the unit notes
about 2 litters
Inherited condition associated with extreme stress sensitivity and sometimes death
Porcine Stress Syndrome (PSS)
Hybrid hogs are developed by doing this with multiple breeds to achieve desired traits
Crossbreeding