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Pork Industry

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1. The major cause of low quality pork is...
2000
PSE
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

2. What 5 factors make up Producer Efficiency?
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
Pork
China

3. What is a big part of the Swine Industry in the US?
Farrow-Finish
Specialization
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
21 days

4. When did pork exports increase to 178%?
2000
China
21 days
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights

5. Litters per Breeding Animal
Litters lowered the number of days weaning therefore can be sowed back into production a little quicker add up and get a lot more gain.
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Corn

6. Describe the traits of Early (1950's) Swine Production
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
Smithfield Foods
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons

7. Name 8 Trends Chang in the US Pork Industry.
2000
Corn
21 days
1. Improved herd performance - Producer efficiency 2. Fewer & bigger hog farms 3. Specialization 4. Fewer & bigger packing plants 5. Geographic shift in production 6. Integration of production and packing 7. Contracting 8. Globalization

8. The current US Swine Industry compared to 40yrs ago can be characterized as...
1980-2004
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Corn
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production

9. What Steps are involved in Conventional Farrow to Finish?
Litters lowered the number of days weaning therefore can be sowed back into production a little quicker add up and get a lot more gain.
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts

10. The country that produces the most pork is...
Corn
China
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
2000

11. Name the top 5 US Hog Farms
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
21 days
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group

12. What are most operations considered?
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
1980-2004
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
Corn

13. When was there a major increase in pounds of pork produced?
1. Improved herd performance - Producer efficiency 2. Fewer & bigger hog farms 3. Specialization 4. Fewer & bigger packing plants 5. Geographic shift in production 6. Integration of production and packing 7. Contracting 8. Globalization
21 days
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
1980-2004

14. The UF Swine Unit is what kind of farm?
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
China
Farrow-Finish

15. 'All in All Out' type of swine production is designed to...
Specialization
Control disease
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt

16. What is the main effect of specialization?
1. Improved herd performance - Producer efficiency 2. Fewer & bigger hog farms 3. Specialization 4. Fewer & bigger packing plants 5. Geographic shift in production 6. Integration of production and packing 7. Contracting 8. Globalization
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
1990-2005: production was pretty flat but gradually going up with the increased demand due to Population increasing There was a spike in 1980; There was a drastic decrease in 1975 because people had gotten out out of the industry and got back in in 1

17. How many days are pigs weaned?
1980-2004
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
21 days
About 3 weeks (21 days)

18. What is the primary energy source for pigs?
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Corn
2000

19. The per capita consumption of this meat is the greatest in the world.
1990-2005: production was pretty flat but gradually going up with the increased demand due to Population increasing There was a spike in 1980; There was a drastic decrease in 1975 because people had gotten out out of the industry and got back in in 1
21 days
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Pork

20. What is the #1 US Hog Farm?
21 days
Smithfield Foods
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production

21. New Hog operations are moving into the western part of the US because ...
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
Big Companies contract out pigs to smaller farms for them to raise the hogs and take care of them. These companies pay for the feed and pigs.
1. Improved herd performance - Producer efficiency 2. Fewer & bigger hog farms 3. Specialization 4. Fewer & bigger packing plants 5. Geographic shift in production 6. Integration of production and packing 7. Contracting 8. Globalization
2000

22. What region mainly raises hogs in the US?
1. Improved herd performance - Producer efficiency 2. Fewer & bigger hog farms 3. Specialization 4. Fewer & bigger packing plants 5. Geographic shift in production 6. Integration of production and packing 7. Contracting 8. Globalization
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)

23. What is Contracting?
1. Improved herd performance - Producer efficiency 2. Fewer & bigger hog farms 3. Specialization 4. Fewer & bigger packing plants 5. Geographic shift in production 6. Integration of production and packing 7. Contracting 8. Globalization
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
Big Companies contract out pigs to smaller farms for them to raise the hogs and take care of them. These companies pay for the feed and pigs.

24. Who are the largest importers of Pork from the US?
Litters lowered the number of days weaning therefore can be sowed back into production a little quicker add up and get a lot more gain.
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Big Companies contract out pigs to smaller farms for them to raise the hogs and take care of them. These companies pay for the feed and pigs.

25. How are producers able to become more efficient today?
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)

26. What are the 3 specializations within the Swine Industry?
Pork
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production

27. What is the primary protein source for pigs?
Soybean meal
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Litters lowered the number of days weaning therefore can be sowed back into production a little quicker add up and get a lot more gain.
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)

28. The following Swine production equipment was NOT banned from the Florida Constitution
China
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
Smithfield Foods

29. The estrous cycle length in the sow is ...
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
21 days
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production

30. Describe the Trends in the Industry of Demand/Comsumtion.
1980-2004
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
1990-2005: production was pretty flat but gradually going up with the increased demand due to Population increasing There was a spike in 1980; There was a drastic decrease in 1975 because people had gotten out out of the industry and got back in in 1
2000