1
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what is a feeder (weaner) pig
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- wearner to ~ 8 weeks of age
- weighing 22.5-25 kg (50-55 lbs)
- in nursery but moved to grower finisher barn
2
Q
what is a market pig
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- 5-5.5 months old
- 115 kg approx
- ready to be sent to market (slaughter)
3
Q
what to farrow to wean producers do (or feeder pig producers)
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- maintain own heards of crossbread breeding stock and sell offspring as wearners to the wean to finish producers
4
Q
what so the wean to finish (grow, finish or market pig producers do)
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- purchase weaners to raise to market hods
5
Q
yorkshire pig (maternal line)
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- originated in northern englands
- white breed
- erect ears
- Sows: farrow large strong piglets, excellent milking ability and good maternal instinct
- boars: agressive breeders
- grow rapidly and produces a lean, well-muscles carcass
6
Q
landrace pigs (maternal )
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- originated in Denmark
- white breed with floppy ears and large snout
- sow: large litter size with strong pigs, excellent milking, good maternal instincts
- boars: aggressive breeders
- grows rapidly and produces a lean well muscles carcass
7
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duroc (paternal)
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- originated in the USA
- solid red in colour
- meat type pig with heavy muscling
- good growth rate and feed efficience
8
Q
hampshire (paternal)
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- originated in the usa
- black in colour with a white belt around the body including the shoulders and front legs
- meat type pig with heavy carcass
muscling - becoming less popular due to black hair roots resulting in trimming at time of slaughter
9
Q
pietrain (paternal)
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-originated in belgium
-yields large amounts of lean meat
-helps to increase litter size (characteristics found in other colour breeds)
- white in colour with black/grey spots
10
Q
what is heterosis
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- genetic phenomenon responsible for superior vigour, growth and thrift often seen in cross-bread animals
11
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angus cow
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- originated in scotland
- colour black or red
- usually polled
- good mothers
- excellent carcass quality
- able to survive under rugged conditions
12
Q
charlais
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- originated in france
- used in draft, milk and meat - now only meat
- large size and heavy
white to cream coloured - polled or horned
- slower to finish
- hardy cattle
- difficulty calving common
13
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hereford
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- originated in england
- reddish brown with white on head, face, brisket and chest
- hardy,
- excellent foragers
- not heavy milkers
- good quality calves
- relatively easy time calving
- generally docile and easy to handle
- used in alot of crossbreading programs
- finish to carcass faster
14
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limousin
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- originated in france
- sexual dimorphism (heifers golden wheat, males red gold both darken with age
- calving ease
- good mothering ability
- high spirited
- goof carcas quality (lean meat/ grow quickly)
15
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simmental
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- originated un switzerland
- developed as multipurpose animal (draft, milk, meat)
- light tan to dark red with white on head behind shoulders, on belly, legs and flank)
- noted for large size and muscling
- rapid growth rate and milk production
- wean heavier calves which is a result of increased milk prodction
