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Swine | AGR 130 - Intro to Animal Science, Quizzes of Animal Biology

Class: AGR 130 - Intro to Animal Science; Subject: Agriculture; University: Volunteer State Community College; Term: Spring 2013;

Typology: Quizzes

2012/2013

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TERM 1
Zoological Class of a Swine?
DEFINITION 1
Porcine
TERM 2
Genus and Species of Swine?
DEFINITION 2
Sus Scrofa Domestica
TERM 3
Intact male pig
DEFINITION 3
Boar
TERM 4
Pig that has already had a
litter
DEFINITION 4
Sow
TERM 5
Cycling but has not had babies yet
DEFINITION 5
Gilt
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Zoological Class of a Swine?

Porcine

TERM 2

Genus and Species of Swine?

DEFINITION 2

Sus Scrofa Domestica

TERM 3

Intact male pig

DEFINITION 3

Boar

TERM 4

Pig that has already had a

litter

DEFINITION 4

Sow

TERM 5

Cycling but has not had babies yet

DEFINITION 5

Gilt

Castrated Male pig

Barrow

TERM 7

Baby Pig

DEFINITION 7

Pigglet

TERM 8

Pig Giving Birth

DEFINITION 8

Farrowing

TERM 9

Maternal Breed for Swine

DEFINITION 9

Yorkshire, Large White, MeishanThese breeds excel at

reproduction. They produce more pigs per litter, have more

milking capacity and less infertility problems.

TERM 10

Meat Breed for Swine

DEFINITION 10

Duroc, Hamphire, Chester WhiteThese breed produce heavily

muscled animals that yield high quality carcasses, but have

poor reproductive characteristics.

Weaning

2-4 weeks

TERM 17

Puberty and breeding

DEFINITION 17

5-7 months

TERM 18

gestation length

DEFINITION 18

114 days

TERM 19

Farrowing

DEFINITION 19

10-12 months

TERM 20

Slaughter at?

DEFINITION 20

6 months

Yorkshire

good reproduction, large size and white color, not alot of

muscling

TERM 22

Meishan

DEFINITION 22

Asian pig, very very fat, good reproduction, bad yeild grade

TERM 23

Duroc

DEFINITION 23

Good muscling, low reproduction

TERM 24

Chester

DEFINITION 24

Good meat

TERM 25

Hampshire

DEFINITION 25

Bad reproduction, Black/white color, nice meat