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WorksheetsUnit 6 Swine
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which state is the country's largest producer of swine?
Iowa
Kansas
Illinois
Arkansas
Pigs were first domesticated by the
Chinese
Europeans
Americans
South Americans
Who is credited with starting the first pig herd in North America?
Benjamin Franklin
Hernando De Soto
Christopher Columbus
Meriwether Lewis
Which swine breed is a solid red color with no white on their body?
Duroc
Berkshire
Yorkshire
Hampshire
Which swine breed has a black body with a broad white “belt” that encircles the shoulders, including the front legs and front feet?
Duroc
Berkshire
Yorkshire
Hampshire
Which swine breed has a white body with small, erect ears?
Duroc
Berkshire
Yorkshire
Chester White
Which swine breed has a black body with six white points (the feet, face, and tail tip)?
Duroc
Berkshire
Yorkshire
Hampshire
Which swine breed has an all-white body with drooping ears?
Duroc
Berkshire
Yorkshire
Chester White
Which swine breed was largely developed in Ohio and Indiana and has ears that are forward leaning or drooped?
Spot
Hampshire
Chester White
American Landrace
Which swine breed is known for its mothering ability and prolificacy and is typically gentle?
Spot
Duroc
Poland China
American Landrace
Which swine breed was developed in Ohio and has a black body with six white points?
Spot
Yorkshire
Poland China
American Landrace
Which swine breed was developed in Kentucky, has a medium length body, erect ears, and is a heavily muscled breed?
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Berkshire
Chester White
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?
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Berkshire
Chester White
Which swine breed was developed in Pennsylvania and is known for good mothering ability, durability, and soundness?
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Berkshire
Chester White
A male hog that has not been castrated?
gilt
sow
boar
barrow
A castrated male hog
gilt
sow
boar
barrow
An immature female is a
gilt
sow
boar
barrow
Once a female swine farrows a litter of pigs she is termed a
gilt
sow
boar
barrow
Why are pigs used in different types of health research and to produce a variety of health-care-products and medicines?
Animal activists are less likely to protect swine.
It is more cost effective to raise swine for research.
Swine reproduce at a higher rate than other livestock.
Many of their physiological systems are similar to humans.
In the Universal Ear Notching system, notches made in the pig's right ear
identify the litter it was born in
give the pig a unique number
identify the litter and number
identify the attending employee
In the Universal Ear Notching system, a notch made in the pig’s left ear ____.
identifies the litter in which it was born
gives the pig a unique number
identifies the litter and number
identifies the attending employee
