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Unit 6 Swine

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state is the country's largest producer of swine?

a)

Iowa

b)

Kansas

c)

Illinois

d)

Arkansas

2.

Pigs were first domesticated by the

a)

Chinese

b)

Europeans

c)

Americans

d)

South Americans

3.

Who is credited with starting the first pig herd in North America?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Hernando De Soto

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Meriwether Lewis

4.

Which swine breed is a solid red color with no white on their body?

a)

Duroc

b)

Berkshire

c)

Yorkshire

d)

Hampshire

5.

Which swine breed has a black body with a broad white “belt” that encircles the shoulders, including the front legs and front feet?

a)

Duroc

b)

Berkshire

c)

Yorkshire

d)

Hampshire

6.

Which swine breed has a white body with small, erect ears?

a)

Duroc

b)

Berkshire

c)

Yorkshire

d)

Chester White

7.

Which swine breed has a black body with six white points (the feet, face, and tail tip)?

a)

Duroc

b)

Berkshire

c)

Yorkshire

d)

Hampshire

8.

Which swine breed has an all-white body with drooping ears?

a)

Duroc

b)

Berkshire

c)

Yorkshire

d)

Chester White

9.

Which swine breed was largely developed in Ohio and Indiana and has ears that are forward leaning or drooped?

a)

Spot

b)

Hampshire

c)

Chester White

d)

American Landrace

10.

Which swine breed is known for its mothering ability and prolificacy and is typically gentle?

a)

Spot

b)

Duroc

c)

Poland China

d)

American Landrace

11.

Which swine breed was developed in Ohio and has a black body with six white points?

a)

Spot

b)

Yorkshire

c)

Poland China

d)

American Landrace

12.

Which swine breed was developed in Kentucky, has a medium length body, erect ears, and is a heavily muscled breed?

a)

Hampshire

b)

Yorkshire

c)

Berkshire

d)

Chester White

13.

Which swine breed was developed in England and has as a breed goal to be a source of durable mother lines that can contribute to longevity and carcass merit?

a)

Hampshire

b)

Yorkshire

c)

Berkshire

d)

Chester White

14.

Which swine breed was developed in Pennsylvania and is known for good mothering ability, durability, and soundness?

a)

Hampshire

b)

Yorkshire

c)

Berkshire

d)

Chester White

15.

A male hog that has not been castrated?

a)

gilt

b)

sow

c)

boar

d)

barrow

16.

A castrated male hog

a)

gilt

b)

sow

c)

boar

d)

barrow

17.

An immature female is a

a)

gilt

b)

sow

c)

boar

d)

barrow

18.

Once a female swine farrows a litter of pigs she is termed a

a)

gilt

b)

sow

c)

boar

d)

barrow

19.

Why are pigs used in different types of health research and to produce a variety of health-care-products and medicines?

a)

Animal activists are less likely to protect swine.

b)

It is more cost effective to raise swine for research.

c)

Swine reproduce at a higher rate than other livestock.

d)

Many of their physiological systems are similar to humans.

20.

In the Universal Ear Notching system, notches made in the pig's right ear

a)

identify the litter it was born in

b)

give the pig a unique number

c)

identify the litter and number

d)

identify the attending employee

21.

In the Universal Ear Notching system, a notch made in the pig’s left ear ____.

a)

identifies the litter in which it was born

b)

gives the pig a unique number

c)

identifies the litter and number

d)

identifies the attending employee