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WorksheetsSwine Production Practices
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the technical term for a mature female swine?
(a)
What is the technical term for a swine that is a young male?
Gilt
Boar
Shoat
Barrow
What is the technical term for a castrated male swine?
(a)
What is the technical term for a mature male swine?
(a)
What is the birthing process of swine called?
Kidding
Calving
Farrowing
Lambing
What is the technical term for a baby pig?
Kid
Lamb
Piglet
Calf
What is the group name for a group of swine?
(a)
What breed of swine is this?
Landrace
Hampshire
Berkshire
Poland China
What breed of swine is this?
Duroc
Landrace
Pietrain
Yorkshire
What breed of swine is this?
Chester White
Hampshire
Spotted
Yorkshire
What breed of swine is this?
Landrace
Duroc
Chester White
Pietrain
What breed of swine is this?
Poland China
Berkshire
Yorkshire
Landrace
What breed of swine is this?
Poland China
Yorkshire
Hampshire
Duroc
Which type of breeding practice is where you mix multiple breeds of swine?
Hybrid
Inbreeding
Outcrossing
Crossbreeding
Which type of swine production process is where piglets are born and then raised there until they weight about 30-60 lbs?
Feeder to Finish
Finish to Farrow
Farrow to Feeder
Feeder to Finish
Which of the following is a benefit of raising swine on pasture?
Decreased risk on sunburn
More exercise
Hogs can escape from form to find other food sources
Hogs improve soil quality
Raising hogs in a confinement building increases which of the following?
Amount of hogs raised
Increased weight gain
Biosecurity
Ability to send hogs to butcher faster
Of the 3 types of swine structures, which one has a low fixed cost?
Free Range (pasture)
Hoop Barns
Confinement Barns
None of the above
What is the benefit of using a gestation crate in swine production?
Which of the following is equipment needed in swine production?
Waterers
Gates and Fences
Feeders
All of the above
