porcine

Question 1

hog snare

Answer 1

a surgical instrument with a wire loop for restraint

Question 2

Boar

Answer 2

mature male

Question 3

Barrow

Answer 3

castrated male

Question 4

Sow

Answer 4

mature female

Question 5

gilt

Answer 5

immature female- until first litter is
weaned

Question 6

Pig/piglet

Answer 6

newborn of either sex

Question 7

drove

Answer 7

group of pigs

Question 8

length of gestation period

Answer 8

114 days

Question 9

act of partition

Answer 9

farrowing

Question 10

number of mammary glands

Answer 10

4-9 pair

Question 11

normal temp

Answer 11

101-102.5

Question 12

normal pulse

Answer 12

60-80

Question 13

normal respirations

Answer 13

15-24

Question 14

Feeder pig production

Answer 14

produces weaned pigs that are sold to be grown and finished on other farms

Question 15

Finishing programs

Answer 15

involves growing and finishing of feeder pigs for slaughter

Question 16

Farrow to finish

Answer 16

an operation that does it all

Question 17

how many pounds of good quality feed to produce a pound of pork

Answer 17

4 pounds

Question 18

how many ova will be ovulated per cycle

Answer 18

15-20

Question 19

Benefits of AI

Answer 19

– Reduce disease
– Can use outstanding boar without owning
– More sows bred
– Synchronized breeding
– Semen frozen and stored
– Eliminates cost of transportation

Question 20

average litter size

Answer 20

8-14 born, 7+ weaned; 2 litters per year

Question 21

farrowing pen

Answer 21

where sows give birth

Question 22

Signs of Approaching Parturition

Answer 22

Restlessness, attempting to nest,
enlargement of vulva; lutalyse to induce labor; babies born at same time/every 30-60 minutes

Question 23

how much are sows fed

Answer 23

fed twice a day; 20 pounds of food

Question 24

temperature sows do best at

Answer 24

65 degrees; if higher the milk production drops

Question 25

how long after birth are pigs processed

Answer 25

24-48 hours

Question 26

common injection

Answer 26

iron; naturally low iron; Piglets susceptible to anemia – iron must be
supplemented by injection

Question 27

iron injections

Answer 27

should be given at 1-3 days old; good for about 2 weeks

Question 28

when babies are creep fed

Answer 28

at 2 weeks

Question 29

weaning starts

Answer 29

at 21 days

Question 30

when pigs should be marketed

Answer 30

6 months

Question 31

swine digestion and path

Answer 31

monogastric; Esophagus – stomach – small intestines – cecum – large intestines – waste excreted

Question 32

Pasture

Answer 32

pigs housed outside and provided with housing to get out of rain

Question 33

Confinement

Answer 33

swine are kept inside in pens;
– Temperatures regulated
– Dry with good ventilation
– Water and food provided
– Concrete slatted floors
– Quarantine (isolate)
new pigs