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Pork Industry

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1. What is the primary energy source for pigs?
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
Corn
1980-2004
Smithfield Foods

2. What 5 factors make up Producer Efficiency?
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
2000
1980-2004

3. How many days are pigs weaned?
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Control disease

4. The country that produces the most pork is...
China
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
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

5. Name 8 Trends Chang in the US Pork Industry.
Soybean meal
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
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
Control disease

6. Describe the Trends in the Industry of Demand/Comsumtion.
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
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
China

7. What Steps are involved in Conventional Farrow to Finish?
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
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
Smithfield Foods

8. The following Swine production equipment was NOT banned from the Florida Constitution
Smithfield Foods
Control disease
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons

9. What are the 3 specializations within the Swine Industry?
Corn
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
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.
About 3 weeks (21 days)

10. The estrous cycle length in the sow is ...
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
21 days
Soybean meal

11. What is Contracting?
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
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.
Specialization
PSE

12. The major cause of low quality pork is...
21 days
PSE
Farrow-Finish
Corn

13. What is the #1 US Hog Farm?
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.
21 days
China
Smithfield Foods

14. The UF Swine Unit is what kind of farm?
Specialization
Farrow-Finish
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Corn

15. When was there a major increase in pounds of pork produced?
Corn
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
1980-2004
About 3 weeks (21 days)

16. Litters per Breeding Animal
Pork
Control disease
About 3 weeks (21 days)
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.

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

18. The current US Swine Industry compared to 40yrs ago can be characterized as...
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
PSE
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Specialization

19. 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
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
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
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)

20. What is a big part of the Swine Industry in the US?
Specialization
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
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.

21. Name the top 5 US Hog Farms
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
- 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
Farrow-Finish

22. How are producers able to become more efficient today?
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Control disease
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

23. What region mainly raises hogs in the US?
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
21 days
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)

24. 'All in All Out' type of swine production is designed to...
21 days
Control disease
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
1980-2004

25. What is the main effect of specialization?
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.
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
2000
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)

26. The per capita consumption of this meat is the greatest in the world.
Pork
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
1980-2004

27. What is the primary protein source for pigs?
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
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
1980-2004
Soybean meal

28. What are most operations considered?
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
2000
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

29. Describe the traits of Early (1950's) Swine Production
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
Soybean meal
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

30. Who are the largest importers of Pork from the US?
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Corn