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Pork Industry

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1. The major cause of low quality pork is...
Pork
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
PSE

2. The country that produces the most pork is...
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
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
China
Smithfield Foods

3. What is the main effect of specialization?
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
Corn
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
Smithfield Foods

4. Describe the traits of Early (1950's) Swine Production
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
China
Specialization

5. What 5 factors make up Producer Efficiency?
Farrow-Finish
PSE
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
Pork

6. What region mainly raises hogs in the US?
PSE
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
About 3 weeks (21 days)
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)

7. When was there a major increase in pounds of pork produced?
Smithfield Foods
Pork
1980-2004
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights

8. Name 8 Trends Chang in the US Pork Industry.
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
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.
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

9. What is the primary protein source for pigs?
2000
Soybean meal
Smithfield Foods
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts

10. The per capita consumption of this meat is the greatest in the world.
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
- 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
Pork

11. 'All in All Out' type of swine production is designed to...
Specialization
1980-2004
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

12. How many days are pigs weaned?
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
About 3 weeks (21 days)
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)

13. What are most operations considered?
Farrow-Finish
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
1980-2004
21 days

14. What is the #1 US Hog Farm?
1980-2004
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
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.
Smithfield Foods

15. New Hog operations are moving into the western part of the US because ...
Farrow-Finish
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
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt

16. The following Swine production equipment was NOT banned from the Florida Constitution
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
Smithfield Foods
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs

17. What are the 3 specializations within the Swine Industry?
PSE
Specialization
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
1980-2004

18. What is a big part of the Swine Industry in the US?
Specialization
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
Pork

19. What is Contracting?
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
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.

20. When did pork exports increase to 178%?
Farrow-Finish
2000
1980-2004
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons

21. Describe the Trends in the Industry of Demand/Comsumtion.
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
Control disease
Smithfield Foods
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.

22. What is the primary energy source for pigs?
PSE
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Corn
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights

23. Litters per Breeding Animal
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
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.
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production

24. The estrous cycle length in the sow is ...
1980-2004
Specialization
21 days
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt

25. The UF Swine Unit is what kind of farm?
Farrow-Finish
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production

26. What Steps are involved in Conventional Farrow to Finish?
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

27. How are producers able to become more efficient today?
PSE
Corn
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

28. 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
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
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
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production

29. Who are the largest importers of Pork from the US?
China
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
Soybean meal
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts

30. Name the top 5 US Hog Farms
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms