SWINE TERMINOLOGY
Piglet
What is a baby pig called?
1 to 3 days
What is the best time to notch ears?
+ castrate/remove teeth
Pink with ears that stand upright
What is a Yorkshire?
China
What country is the leader in Swine production?
Farrowing
What is the act of giving birth to a pig?
Boar
What is an uncastrated (intact) adult male pig called?
the number on a pig’s right ear
What is the Litter number?
Black body with ears that stand up
What is a Berkshire?
220 to 300lbs
What is the market weight for pigs?
3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days
How long is a pig’s gestation?
Sow
What is an adult female pig called?
the number on a pig’s left ear
What is the Pig number?
Black with a white belt around shoulder
What is a Hampshire
Most expensive cut
What is the Loin?
1-2 litters
How many litters do sows have each year?
Barrow
What is a castrated male pig called?
only 2 notches
What is the maximum amount of notches that can be on each quadrant of ear?
Reddish-brown with droopy ears
What is a Duroc?
the belly
Where does bacon come from on the pig?
causes itching and scabs on a pig
What is mange?
Gilt
What is a female pig that has not given birth/teenager?
notch 81
What is located on the very tip of the pig’s right ear?
pink with droopy ears
What is a Chester White?
The Rump
Where is Ham cut from a pig carcass?
Treated with corn syrup because pig’s lack of iron
What is Anemia?