Breeds
Facts
Piglet Processing
Terms
100

A breed with a white belt and black body. Known for resembling an oreo.

What is a Hampshire

100

What is something pigs DO NOT do.

What is sweat.

100

What are clipped at birth to prevent injury to the sow.

What are needle teeth?

100

Define a Boar

What is an intact male. 

200

White body & erect ears. Known as the mothering breed.

What is a Yorkshire?

200

What is something that is very natural to pigs and makes them very happy. 

What is rooting?

200

In ear notching, what does the left ear represent.

What is the pigs number.

200

The term for a mature female swine.

What is a sow?

300

White body with large drooping ears and an extra vertebrae.

What is a landrace?

300

What is the scientific name for swine?

What is porcine?

300

In ear notching, the right ear represents what?

What is the litter number.

300

Define a Gilt.

What is an immature female swine.
400

Larger pig and red in color. Known to be aggressive.

What is a Duroc?

400

What is the most essential nutrient required by a pig?

What is water.

400

Why is an iron injection given to piglets?

What is because they have many open wounds at birth so its prevents them from giving infections and sickness. 

400

Define farrowing.

What is the process of giving birth in swine.

500

Name the two breeds that are black in color with white points.

What is a poland china and berkshire.

500

List 4 cuts of meat you can get from a hog.

What is a ham, bacon, sausage, pig feet, pig ear, pork tenderloin, porkchops, 

500

What are sows place in for two weeks before birth and the entire time after birth until piglets are weaned. 

What is a farrowing crate?

500

What is the correct term for a castrated male swine.

What is a barrow?