Swine Production

SWINE FACTS

1. Swine are popular because of their ______- pork.

  1. They reproduce at a ______rate, grow ______, require ______amounts of labor, and give a ______return on investment.
  1. Pork is referred to as: the other ______meat.
  1. Swine were first domesticated in ______about 9,000 B.C.
  1. Swine were brought to America by ______in 1493.
  1. These swine were not ______, but of European and Asian breeding.
  1. ______Name - Sus scrofa domestica.

SWINE INDUSTRY

  1. ______of the hogs produced in the U.S. are produced in the ______.
  1. When ______yields are high, corn prices are ______and hog production ______.
  1. More than ______% of the hogs in the U.S. are grown in confinement ______.
  1. Many of these are produced under ______with a processing company.
  1. Hogs are the ______largest livestock population in the U.S., with nearly ______million head.
  1. ______, Illinois, and ______are the leading states.
  1. ______sharply increased production in recent years.

FAVORABLE FACTORS:

  1. Hogs are efficient in converting ______to ______.
  1. Less than ______pounds of feed for ______pound of pork.
  1. ______pounds are needed for beef.
  1. Swine are very ______.
  1. Meaning they will produce a ______number of young.
  1. Sows will farrow _____ to ______piglets ______a year.
  1. Gestation is ______days. ( ___ months, ____ weeks, ____ days)
  1. Swine excel in ______percentage.
  1. They will yield _____- _____ % of their ______weight.
  1. Cattle dress out at _____- _____ %.
  1. Labor requirements are ______: hogs are good at self-feeding.
  1. ______investments are generally low, with return to investments relatively ______.

UNFAVORABLE FACTORS:

  1. Hogs are susceptible to ______and parasites.
  1. Hogs must be fed a ______amount of concentrates and minimal ______due to the simple stomach (______).
  1. Require special attention at ______.
  1. Disposal of ______is an issue.

CORPORATE SWINE PRODUCTION:

  1. More swine are being grown in large, ______farm systems and ______as family-operated farms.
  1. Producers may be under ______with a company that provides the piglets, monitors production, supplies feed, and markets the hogs. (______integration)
  1. During ______careful attention is given to nutrition and disease control.
  1. People are not allowed in ______where the hogs are growing.
  1. Producers enter only after ______and wearing carefully laundered clothing.

CLASSIFICATION OF SWINE

  1. Piglet - ______swine
  1. Barrow - ______male
  1. Sow - ______female
  1. Gilt - ______female
  1. Boar- ______hog

HIGH-QUALITY MEAT HOGS

  1. ______and ______are used for high-quality meat.
  1. ______and ______may be made into sausage or cooked food products.
  1. Swine are produced for ______.
  1. People want ______meat without much fat.
  1. Meat-Type Hogs give the ______amount of lean meat in high-value ______, such as the ham.
  1. Meat-Type Hogs need to grow ______and efficiently.
  1. Need plenty of ______tissue (meat).
  1. Long animal, with ______, well-developed muscles in the ______.
  1. Major meat products: ______, Bacon, ______Cuts, and Roasts.

PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

  1. Feeder Pig Production
  2. A feeder pig is about ______pounds and has just been weaned.
  3. This system involves maintaining a herd of brood ______and having facilities for breeding and ______litters of pigs.
  4. Boars or Artificial Insemination (______) may be used.
  5. Feeder pigs are ______to farms that feed them to market weight.
  1. Finishing Systems
  2. Finishing is feeding feeder pigs to ______size.
  3. Ideal market hog weight is around ______pounds.
  4. Many ______have specific weights.
  5. Prices may ______if producers don’t hit the ideal or target weight.