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SWINE UNIT
Name: _____________

8th Grade Intro to

Ag Science

FAMOUS PIGS

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FAMOUS PIGS
List 2 of the famous pigs you recognize and
write a quality or stereotype about them
______________________________
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CLASS DISCUSSION
Write 3 points we discussed about the
famous pigs and stereotypes of pigs
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______________________________
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PRODUCTS FROM PIGS

PRODUCTS FROM PIGS

List 3 products that come from pigs
______________________________
______________________________
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INTRODUCTION
TO SWINE
PRODUCTION
8th Grade Intro to
Ag Science

SWINE TERMINOLOGY

Hog _______________________________
Piglet ______________________________
Males:
Boar ______________________________
Barrow ____________________________

Female:
Sow _______________________________
Gilt _______________________________

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SWINE GESTATION
____________: the process pregnancy
Gestation Period for Pigs: ___Months,

___ Weeks, ___ Days (________ Days)

HOG PRODUCTION
Rate of Gain _____________________

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Average rate of gain for hogs is about ______

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Market Weight ___________________

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Target market weight for hogs going to the fair

is ____________________

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PARTS OF A HOG

SWINE BREEDS
8th Grade Intro to
Ag Science

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SWINE BREEDS
Maternal Breeds
Known for having _____ litters

Terminal Breeds
Known for __________ and _________

quality

_______________
Originated in England
_____white points (legs, snout, end of

tail)
_________________ turned up snout
_________________meat quality
Erect Ears

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_______________ WHITE
From Chester County, ____________
Large, white, _______________
____________
Known to produce __________ litters

________________________
Originated in US
Solid _________
_____________
Terminal
Excellent carcass

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________________
Originated in Yorkshire,

England
Large erect ears
The ___________
___________

_______________
Developed in _______
Oldest American Breed
Black with _______ _________around

front legs
Small, erect ears
Well-known ___________breed
___________

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__________________CHINA
Originated in _________
_____________with white snout, legs,

and tip of tail

Easy ____________
Poor ___________
Drooped ears

PIGLET CARE
8th Grade Intro to
Ag Science

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PIGLETS
There are ______ piglets per litter

(goal is ___________ piglets per litter)

Piglets are weaned at ____________

PIGLET CARE
1. _____________________________
Prevent piglets from biting their sows teats

when __________________(Could make

sow not want to let piglets nurse)
Prevent piglets from ____________

___________(which could lead to disease)

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PIGLET CARE
2. )_____________________________
Prevent ___________________
(could lead to abscesses on their spine and
severe pain)
Only leave _____ Inch of tail

PIGLET CARE
3. ______________________________
Sows ________doesnt have enough iron
Administer the injection slightly behind the
_______ in the muscle on one side of the
neck at a _________ angle
Inject either _________ ml (200 mg)
of _____________ ____________

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PIGLET
CARE
4. ________________
Surgical removal of both testicles
by making 2 small incisions and
pulling out the testis
Within ______ days of birth
Purpose testosterone in the makes meat
____________ &
____________________ the consumers
wont buy tuff/funny tasting meat

EAR NOTCHING
8th Grade Intro to
Ag Science

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EAR NOTCHING

A universal, permanent, and

inexpensive ____________
___________________
1. _____________identity for
each hog
1.

Equipment:
_____________ for piglets up to 25 lbs
_____________ to dip notchers into

RIGHT EAR - LITTER NUMBER

________Number The litters assigned number

(__________________)
5 locations for notches, each is assigned a number:
___, ___, ___, ___, ___
_____numbers together
to identify litter number
Locations___, ___, ___,
and ___can have 1 or 2
notches per location

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RIGHT EAR PRACTICE

Add values assigned to each notch
Litter Number = __+__+__+__ = __
Litter number is ___ 81

LEFT EAR PIG NUMBER

_______Number The individual pigs

number out of its litter (____________)

3 locations for ear notching, each assigned
a number: __, __, __
The values of the
numbers are added to
identify the pigs number

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LEFT EAR PRACTICE

Add values assigned to each notch

Pig Number = __+__+__+__ =__
Pig number is ___

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COMBINING BOTH EARS

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MEAT SCIENCE : PORK

Cooking temperature

__________________________________
Pork can contain parasites and bacteria
Safe handling:
__________________________________

__________________________________
Cooking the outside of the meat will _______

any other bacteria that might bepresent

PSE
=
ONE
STRESSED
PIG
PSE stands for ________________________

Describes a carcass quality condition known to

occur in both pork and poultry

It is characterized by an _________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
____________________________________
are known to affect the incidence of PSE meat.

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WHOLESALE CUTS
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WHOLESALE CUTS OF MEAT

ANSWERS
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________________________________________
7. ______________________________________________________________________________________
8. ______________________________________________________________________________________

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RETAIL CUTS

RETAIL CUTS OF MEAT ANSWERS

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