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1
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Gilt

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Female pig that has not yet farrowed

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2
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Barrow

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A castrated male pig

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3
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Feeder Pig

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Pig old enough to enter the grower barn

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4
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Market pig

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pig large enough to be processed

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5
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Farrow

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Process of birthing, gestation interval 114-117d

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Wean

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remove litter from dam typically 14-28d

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Farrowing barn

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Where sows farrow and nurse their litters 2-4weeks

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Grow-finish barn

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Where pigs are raised after leaving the nursery and before processing (16-18wks)

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9
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Crossbreds

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2 way = AxB
3 way = ABxC
Back cross = ABxB

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10
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Advantages of why Western Canada is an ideal region to situate pig farms.

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  1. A lot of space
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Disadvantages of why Western Canada is an ideal region to situate pig farms.

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  1. Cost of freight -long way from clients
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12
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4 stages of production?

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  1. Breeding/gestation
  2. Farrowing
  3. Nursery
  4. Grow-finish
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13
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3 sources of new genetics

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  1. Raised on farm
  2. Purchased from breeding company
  3. AI
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14
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5 Activities in Breeding-gestation

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  1. Gilt development
  2. Sow weaning & breeding
  3. Natural or AI breeding
  4. Semen collection
  5. Implantation and gestation farrowing
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5 Activities in Farrowing

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  1. Farrowing
  2. Piglet processing
  3. Lactation
  4. Creep feed piglets
  5. Weaning - 14-28d
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16
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4 Activities in nursery

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  1. Remove from sow
  2. Regroup, sex, size, breed
  3. Transition from milk to fee
  4. Growth 5kg to 30kg
17
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5 activities in grower and finisher

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  1. Regroup
  2. Small pens - 12-25
  3. Large pens - 50-700
  4. Efficient growth from 25-115kg
  5. Weigh and market
18
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Process of Hog slaughter

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  1. Delivery to plant
  2. Traceable tattoo - lft shlder
  3. Assembled
  4. Stunned
  5. Shackled
  6. Exsanguinated (vena cava)
19
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3 methods of dead stock removal

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  1. Composting
  2. Dead stock rendering
  3. Incineration
20
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End Products

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  1. Meat and bone meal
  2. Blood meal and plasma
  3. Fats
  4. Pigs can be fed to pigs
  5. Ruminants can be fed to pigs
21
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Common Maternal Breeds

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  1. Chinese Meishan
  2. Landrace
  3. Large White/York
  4. X of 2 and 3
22
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Common Paternal breeds

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  1. Pietrain
  2. Hampshire
  3. Duroc
  4. White synthetic

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