Download Swine Production: Terms, Definitions, and Management Considerations and more Quizzes Animal Biology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 different farms preform different tasks DEFINITION 1 farm 1: breeding/gestation --> farrowingfarm 2: nurseryfarm 3: grower/finishermarket TERM 2 types of swine production DEFINITION 2 feeder pig producergrower/finisherfarrow to finishmultiplier/purebred TERM 3 feeder pig producer DEFINITION 3 produces weaned pigs to be sold at 30-60 lbslow feed requirementshigh management requirement TERM 4 feeder pig producer management considerations DEFINITION 4 selection of breeding stockmating systemmanagement at breedingmanagement during gestationmanagement at farrowingcare of young pigs TERM 5 selection of breeding stock DEFINITION 5 boars nd gilts should be from litters w/ large # pigs born alive# of pigs weaned can be misleading b/c of "cross- fostering"avoid inverted nipples - 12 teatsgood structural soundnesssow productivitygrowth traitscarcass traits TERM 6 sow productivity DEFINITION 6 # pigs born# pigs weanedlitter weaning weightlitters/year TERM 7 growth traits DEFINITION 7 weight at 155 daysaverage daily gainfeed:gain TERM 8 carcass traits DEFINITION 8 backfat, loin eye area, fat-free lean percentage TERM 9 mating system DEFINITION 9 white breed females (generally crossbred)colored boar (terminal mating)three breed rotation system (yorkshire, hampshire, duroc)rotational/terminal systemcurrent use of crossbred hybrid lines for maternal and paternal lines TERM 10 management at breeding DEFINITION 10 gilt starts cycling at 5 omnths (dont breed on first estrus)breed at 8 monthsdont breed sow on first heat after farrowingbreeding systemsmeet nutrition requirementsflushinghigh tempspregnancy check the sows TERM 21 care of baby pigs DEFINITION 21 65% of pig death occurs within 3 days of birthmanage body temp!!!if pig gets chilled, increased sensitivity to scours and pneumoniaroom temo 70-75 Fdip navels and umbilical cords in iodinewean at 21 to 28 days TERM 22 grower/finisher DEFINITION 22 feeder pig (40-60lbs) -----> slaughter hog (250-290lbs)less physical managementfull feed TERM 23 grower DEFINITION 23 40-100 lbs and up to 3 months of age TERM 24 finisher DEFINITION 24 100-260 lbs and about 180 days (6 months) TERM 25 protein levels in growers and finishers DEFINITION 25 grower = 16%finisher = 14% TERM 26 farrow to finish DEFINITION 26 encompasses all aspects of productionend product = slaughter hogdont share profitshigh labor and management requirementhigh feed requirements TERM 27 multiplier/purebred DEFINITION 27 little purebred in current industry, mostly composite linessimilar to farrow-to-finish in terms of feed requirementsend product - breeding stock (breeding boars nd gilts) -some slaughter hogsgreater requirement for skilled managementhigher investment due to costs of superior genetics TERM 28 bacterial and viral diseases DEFINITION 28 pseudorabiesswine dysenterytransmissible gastroenteritisatrophic rhinitis TERM 29 nutritional diseases DEFINITION 29 anemia TERM 30 pseudorabies DEFINITION 30 mad itchviralherpes virusmainly affects young pigshigh temp, convulsion, paralysis, and death in pigsabortions, infertility, and weak pigs in adultsvaccinate sows prior to breeding seaason TERM 31 swine dysentery DEFINITION 31 bloody scoursbacterialinflammation of intestinebloody diarrhea/black feces8-14 week old pigscontact with contamnated fecesantibiotics/sulfa drugs in water TERM 32 transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) DEFINITION 32 viralscouring (yellow diarrhea) and vomitinghigh mortality in young pigs (7-10 days old)isolate sows, ensure pigs get colostrum, sanitation, vaccinate sows TERM 33 atrophic rhinitis DEFINITION 33 bacterialrespiratory disease - destruction of cilia and turbinate bones in nosepersistent sneezing and nose bleedsdeath generally due to pneumoniaantibiotics/sulfa drugs in feed or water TERM 34 anemia DEFINITION 34 iron deficiencyweak pigs/probs with temp regulationinject im. at 3-4 days
