Swine Basics
This is the term for raising pigs for food and other products
What is swine production?
This stage is when pigs are bred either naturally or through AI
What is breeding?
This white breed with erect ears is known as the "mother breed"
What is Yorkshire?
Housing should protect pigs from weather and these dangerous animals
What are predators?
This ear represents the litter number
What is the right ear?
Pork is among the top _____ most consumed meats in the United States
What are the top 2 or 3?
Pregnancy in pigs lasts approximately this many days
What is 114 days?
This red breed is known for fast growth and feed efficiency
What is sanitation?
This ear represents the individual pig number
What is the left ear?
Pigs are known for efficiently converting this into meat
What is feed?
The process of a sow giving birth
What is farrowing?
This black breed has a white belt around its shoulders
What is Hampshire?
Indoor systems allow this type of environmental control
What is climate control?
Ear notching helps farmers identify individual _______
What are pigs?
Name one by-product of pigs besides pork
What is leather, gelatin, pharmaceuticals, or fertilizer?
This stage begins after piglets are weaned
What is the nursery stage?
This breed is known for premium meat quality and marbling
What is Berkshire?
Good management improves animal welfare and this
What is productivity?
Ear notching helps producers track genetics and breeding _______
What are records?
This type of professional helps keep pigs healthy
What is a veterinarian?
The stage where pigs reach market weight before processing
What is the finishing stage?
This maternal breed has large droopy ears and a long body
What is Landrace?
This type of housing allows pigs to express more natural behaviors
What is outdoor housing?
You have two notches at 3 and a notch at 9 on the left ear this tells us that the piglet is _______
What is the individual piglet of 15?