Ch 21 Swine

Question 1

ear notching

Answer 1

identification method where notches are cut in various patterns in ear

Question 2

farrowing/gestation crate

Answer 2

holding pens that limit movement before/during partutition

Question 3

farrowing pens

Answer 3

sow holding area w/guard rails and floor junctures that allow young pigs to escape

Question 4

hog hurdle

Answer 4

portable partition that blocks the area where pig shouldn’t go

Question 5

hog snare

Answer 5

snout is secured via loop tie attached to long handle

Question 6

needle teeth

Answer 6

8 temporary incisors + canine in young swine

clipped to prevent injury

Question 7

starter pigs

Answer 7

swine 10-40 lbs

Question 8

casting

Answer 8

ropes used to place swine in lateral

Question 9

tusk

Answer 9

overgrown canine on boar

Question 10

feeder-to-finish

Answer 10

raise weanling pigs to market weight

Question 11

piles

Answer 11

prolapsed rectum

Question 12

closed herd

Answer 12

group that restricts entrance of new animals

Question 13

cross-fostering

Answer 13

moving piglets b/w litters for balance

Question 14

dunging pattern

Answer 14

eliminating waste in specific area

Question 15

boar odor

Answer 15

odor of pork harvested from adult boar

Question 16

lard

Answer 16

white fat from rendering pig fat

Question 17

grower pigs

Answer 17

40-100lbs

Question 18

SPF pigs

Answer 18

obtained by C-section

specific pathogen free

Question 19

TGE

Answer 19

transmissible gastroenteritis

Question 20

PRRS

Answer 20

porcine respiratory + reproductive syndrome

Question 21

mud wallowing

Answer 21

prevents insect bies

Question 22

barrow

Answer 22

castrated male

(boar = intact)

Question 23

sow

Answer 23

female pig

Question 24

ringing

Answer 24

implanting a wire ring through a pig’s nose