Pork, the other white Pork, the other white meatmeat

Chapter #8

What are the types of Hogs? Primary Lean Cuts = hams, loins, picnics,

Boston Butts Meat Type Hog: more than half the weight of

a Number 1 animal is Primary Lean Cuts Bacon Type Hog: less than 1/2 is PLC

– large litter size– little value in U.S. except to increase litter size

Hog Selection

Feed Conversion Rate: pounds of feed needed to make a pound of hog– no more than 4 lbs of feed per 1 lb of hog

Minimum Litter Size = 9 First Litter should have a combined pig wt

at 21 days of 95 lbs or more– 110 lbs for a mature sow

Hog Management Programs

All-in-one: all pigs are at the same stage of development– buy feeder pigs, finish, market, repeat– no breeding stock– income all at once

Staggered or Continuous Flow: costantly raise pigs of all ages– farrow all year long– constant supply of income

Feeding Hogs Need more protein & vitamins than ruminants lots of water - succeptable to heat stress Feeders need lots of protein Finishing needs lots of energy Crude Protein = total protein in feed, not all is

used by the animal Digestible Protein = amount of protein that the

animal can actually use

Feeding Hogs

Antibiotics often added to feed to prevent disease, grow faster

Full Feeding: animals get all the feed that they want (self feeder)– usually not done with breeding stock, if sows

are too fat, they won’t get pregnant Hand Feeding: animals are fed rations at

chore time

Hog Management Sanitation is critical

– facilities should be easy to clean - concrete– inspect new pigs– clean pens whenever pigs are moved– isolate new pigs for 3 weeks

Cholera can wipe out an entire herd Chester White needs sun protection

– sunburn Pens = maximum of 30 pigs / pen

Breeding Flush sows before breeding

– increasing level of nutrition 4 days before farrowing, put sows in

farrowing crate (disinfect pen & sow) Heat lamp on babies Exercise sow daily 3 Days old - clip needle teeth

Breeding

10 days old - begin creep feeding (feed for the babies only)

1 month - vaccinate & castrate males 2 monthes (30 lbs) - wean

Livestock Terms

What do you call a mature male hog?

Boar What do you call a mature female hog?

Sow What do you call the act of giving birth?

Farrowing What do you call a castrated male hog?

Barrow

Livestock Terms

What do you call an young female hog?

Gilt What is the gestation for hogs?

114 days or 3 months, 3 weeks, & 3 days

Berkshire

Chester White

Duroc

Hampshire

Landrace

Poland China

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