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Swine Pre-Test

1. Name 5 different swine breeds

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2. What 3 things must you do once a piglet is born?1. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________2. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________3. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

3. Name 3 of the 5 key things to do while showing your pig.

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4. What is PSE in swine and what causes it?

5. What is the gestation of a hog?

6. What is the target number of desired piglets per litter?

7. At what target age are piglets weaned?

8. What is the average rate of gain for hogs?

9. What is the target market weight for hogs going to fair?

10. What is the name for an uncastrated male swine?

11. What is the name of a young female swine that is about 6 months old and 200 to 220lbs?

12. What is the name for a castrated male swine?

13. What is the name for adult female swine?

14. What 2 things does ear notching represent?

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15. What equipment do you need to use when ear notching a pig?

16. Label what the sides and numbers represents

17. What would the pigs litter number be?

18. What would the pigs individual number be?

19. What would this hogs Individual number and Litter number be?

20. Name 6 of the 8 main wholesale cuts of meat in pigs? (name all 8 for extra credit) 231 465781. __________________________________________________2. __________________________________________________3. __________________________________________________4. __________________________________________________5. __________________________________________________6. __________________________________________________7. __________________________________________________8. __________________________________________________

21. What temperature do you have to cook pork at and why?

22. Name 5 cuts of pork and what wholesale part they come from:1. _________________________________________________________2. _________________________________________________________3. _________________________________________________________4. _________________________________________________________5. _________________________________________________________