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WorksheetsSwine Breeds & Vocabulary
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
Origin: England
Color: White
Size: Large, boars 700-1000 lbs.
Info: "the mothering breed", tied for most popular breed
Yorkshire
Duroc
Landrace
Hampshire
Origin: Denmark
Color: pink
Info: known for their bacon, long straight backs, long heavy ears
Poland China
Landrace
Yorkshire
Duroc
Origin: New Jersey
Color: Red
Info: tied as most popular breed, average ears, thick lean carcass
Hampshire
Polar China
Yorkshire
Duroc
Origin: England
Color: black with white belt
Info: erect ears, youngest breed association, heavily muscled, big meat
Hampshire
Polar China
Yorkshire
Landrace
Origin: Ohio
Color: Black body with white points
Info: droopy ears, considered best meat breed, growing in numbers in New England
Duroc
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Poland China
Match the following terms
Mature, reproductively sound male
Boar
Castrated male, cannot reproduce
Barrow
Immature female
(no babies yet)
Gilt
Mature female
(with babies)
Sow
Match the following terms...
species term for pigs
Porcine
baby swine
Piglet
giving birth, term for partuition
Farrow
What is the gestation period for swine?
3 months, 3 weeks & 3 days
(114 days)
2 months, 3 weeks, 5 days
(86 days)
4 months, 2 weeks, 2 days
(259 days)
1 month, 3 weeks, 6 days
(87 days)
Farrowing Crate: holds mom and prevents her from squishing babies. Keeps babies warm
Match the following terms
pig being prepared for slaughter
(250lbs, 5/6 months old)
Market Hog
young pig, recently weened (25-55 lbs)
Feeder Pig
a
a
Match the following terms
weight of the live animal on its hoofs
Live Weight
term used to describe the weight of the carcass
On the Rail
b
b
Match the following dressing percentage
(amount of usable meat from the animal)
74%
Swine
62%
Beef
54%
Sheep
