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Pork Industry

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1. When was there a major increase in pounds of pork produced?
1980-2004
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
21 days

2. Name the top 5 US Hog 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.
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms

3. What is a big part of the Swine Industry in 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.
Smithfield Foods
Specialization
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

4. The country that produces the most pork is...
China
Corn
Soybean meal
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)

5. Describe the traits of Early (1950's) Swine Production
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
Specialization
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

6. What is the main effect of specialization?
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs

7. The major cause of low quality pork is...
PSE
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
Smithfield Foods
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt

8. New Hog operations are moving into the western part of the US because ...
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
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.

9. The UF Swine Unit is what kind of farm?
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
Farrow-Finish
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.

10. How many days are pigs weaned?
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
About 3 weeks (21 days)
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
1980-2004

11. 'All in All Out' type of swine production is designed to...
Corn
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
Control disease
Farrow-Finish

12. The estrous cycle length in the sow is ...
21 days
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
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights

13. What is the primary energy source for pigs?
Specialization
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Corn
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.

14. What 5 factors make up Producer Efficiency?
Corn
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights

15. When did pork exports increase to 178%?
PSE
China
2000
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts

16. Describe the Trends in the Industry of Demand/Comsumtion.
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.
Farrow-Finish
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. What are most operations considered?
About 3 weeks (21 days)
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
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts

18. 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)
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
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.

19. What are the 3 specializations within the Swine Industry?
Control disease
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
China
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)

20. The current US Swine Industry compared to 40yrs ago can be characterized as...
Corn
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
21 days

21. What is 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.
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
2000

22. 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.
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
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

23. The following Swine production equipment was NOT banned from the Florida Constitution
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Specialization

24. What is the #1 US Hog Farm?
Smithfield Foods
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.
2000
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights

25. 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.
Pork
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Specialization

26. What region mainly raises hogs in the US?
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
PSE
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. The per capita consumption of this meat is the greatest in the world.
1980-2004
Pork
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)

28. Who are the largest importers of Pork from the US?
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
1980-2004
Specialization
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

29. Name 8 Trends Chang in the US Pork Industry.
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
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.
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. What is the primary protein source for pigs?
Corn
PSE
Soybean meal
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms