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Pig |
Either sex under 120lbs |
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Hog |
Either sex over 120lbs |
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Piglet |
Either sex unweaned |
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Shoat |
Immature intact male |
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Boar |
Mature intact male |
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Barrow |
Young castrated male |
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Stag |
Mature castrated male |
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Gilt |
Immature female (never farrowed) |
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Sow |
Mature female |
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Maternal classification |
Produce more piglets per litter, higher milk production, docile temperament |
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Terminal classification |
Fast growth, meat carcass, leaner |
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How to tell the difference between swine |
Ears Colors Tails |
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Farms keep pigs cool how? |
Fans and misters |
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What is the average litter size? |
10-12 piglets |
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At what age are piglets weaned? |
1 month |
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Piglets can gain _____ per day as babies. |
2lbs |
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What is the average weight for a neonate piglet? |
2-3lbs |
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Blind folding a pig makes it do what? |
Backup |
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Pigs can run a mile in how many minutes? |
7 min. |
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Piglets need their environment to be kept at what temp? |
90°f |
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How many pounds of feed per 1lb pork? |
5 lbs |
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Farrow-to-finish |
Birth to market (200lbs) |
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Farrow-to-Wean |
Birth to 3-5 wks |
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Feeder-to-Finish |
Weanling to market |
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What is the swine main defense? |
Bite |
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Rooting |
Nosing around |
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Ringing |
Insert ring in nose to discourage rooting behavior |
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T/F nose rings can be used for restraint |
False |
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What are antibiotics used for? |
Treat, prevent, and control disease |
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What temperature should swine housing be kept at? |
60-75°F |
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Describe lighting in swine housing |
Bright and even lighting |
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How to avoid weight gain and fighting |
No overcrowding - 30lb needs 2.25 sqft Groups of same size and weight |
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What feed is fed to swine |
Corn, wheat, oats, barley, tallow, veg. Oil |
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What protiens are in swine feed? |
Soybean meal, cottonsead meal, fishmeal |
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What macrominerals are needed in swine feed? |
Ca, PO, Na, Cl |
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What microminerals are needed in swine feed? |
Fe, Zn, Cu, I, Se |
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Vitamins needed in swine food? |
A, D, E, K, B |
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How long after piglet is weaned will the sow cycle? |
4-10 days |
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Gestation period |
114 days |
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Piglets should suckle colostrum in how many minutes after farrowing? |
30 mins |
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Piglets should suckle colostrum in how many minutes after farrowing? |
30 mins |
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Which teats have the most milk? |
Cranial |
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Why is an iron inj. Given during processing of piglets? |
Prevent anemia ( baby pig thumps) |
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What is tail docking preformed? |
To prevent tail biting |
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What can be used to move a pig where you need it? |
Hurdles and paddles |
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What is a cane? |
Stick used to drive hog forward by tapping rump |
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Piglets can be restrained how? |
By grabbing back legs |
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RR |
10-25, up to 50 in young |
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HR |
60-90 bpm 200-280 in neonate |
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Temp |
101-103.5 |
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Dental formula |
2 ( I 3/3 C 1/1 PM 4/4 M 3/3 ) =44 |
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T/F Forceful aspiration is required when drawing blood. |
False- RBC are fragile |
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What is the most common blood sample site? |
Lat. Auricular vein |
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If collecting blood from the cranial vena cava what side should the technician draw from? |
Right side |
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Oral meds should be given used what tools? |
Oral speculum, dose syringe or balling gun |
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Syringe dosing of medications can be used for up to how many mLs? |
5mLs |
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What vein is most common for IV inj. |
Ear vein |
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What is the usual route for fluid therapy? |
IP |
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Where are I'M inj. Most commonly given? |
Dorsal lateral neck muscles right behind the ear |
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Antibiotics increase weight gain by ____% and decrease feed consumption by ____% |
Weight 10% Feed 5% |
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How long do additives need to be held for before slaughter? |
2-70 days depending on the additive |
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What is the restraint tool of choice when working with swine? |
Pig snare |
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T/F A pig snare can be used on any hog no matter the age. |
False only mature animals |
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Smaller hogs can be restrained laterally by pulling legs how? |
Towards you |
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Where are SQ inj. given in small and large hogs?
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Small: Axillary Area 1-2 mls Large: Base of the ear 3mLs |
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Food and water is withheld how long before anesthesia?
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1-3 hrs in piglet Water not at all |
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Intubation must be done how? why is it done this way? |
laryngeal spasm is easily provoked |
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Swine is placed in what position for intubation?
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Dorsal recumbancy |
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What is the least desirable inhalant anesthesia and why?
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Why do we castrate boars used for meat?
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Prevent boar taint |
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At what age are males castrated? |
2-4 wks
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What device is this picture showing?
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Farrowing crate
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What breed is this and what characteristics make you think so?
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American Landrace Large flopping ears almost covers eyes |
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What breed is this and what characteristics make you think so?
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Berkshire 4 white legs |
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What breed is this and what characteristics make you think so?
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Duroc Dark red brown color triangle floppy ears curly tail |
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What breed is this and what characteristics make you think so?
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Fengjing Char pai of pigs |
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What breed is this and what characteristics make you think so?
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Hampshire White strip over back |
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What breed is this and what characteristics make you think so?
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Hereford Two-thirds red and some white and on face |
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What breed is this and what characteristics make you think so?
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Poland China 4 white legs and white face floppy eays |
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What breed is this and what characteristics make you think so?
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Spotted swine spots |
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What breed is this and what characteristics make you think so?
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Yorkshire boobies |
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what parasite is this? Turtle.. |
Ascaris Suum- Roundworm
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what parasite is this?
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trichinella spiralis
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