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Pork Industry

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1. What are the 3 specializations within the Swine Industry?
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
About 3 weeks (21 days)
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)

2. 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)
Pork
About 3 weeks (21 days)
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

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

4. When did pork exports increase to 178%?
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
PSE
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
2000

5. What is Contracting?
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
Specialization
- 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.

6. When was there a major increase in pounds of pork produced?
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
1980-2004
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
PSE

7. What is the primary energy source for pigs?
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
Corn
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms

8. What is a big part of the Swine Industry in the US?
Specialization
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Farrow-Finish
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)

9. What is the primary protein source for pigs?
Soybean meal
PSE
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
Corn

10. Who are the largest importers of Pork from the US?
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
21 days
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
About 3 weeks (21 days)

11. The estrous cycle length in the sow is ...
Pork
21 days
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
Smithfield Foods

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

13. What 5 factors make up Producer Efficiency?
1980-2004
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
2000

14. Name the top 5 US Hog Farms
Corn
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
China

15. Name 8 Trends Chang in the US Pork Industry.
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
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
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
About 3 weeks (21 days)

16. The following Swine production equipment was NOT banned from the Florida Constitution
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
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Specialization
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons

17. How are producers able to become more efficient today?
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.
Farrow-Finish

18. 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
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.
Farrow-Finish
21 days

19. 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
China
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs

20. The major cause of low quality pork is...
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
21 days
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
PSE

21. What is the #1 US Hog Farm?
Smithfield Foods
Control disease
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

22. The current US Swine Industry compared to 40yrs ago can be characterized as...
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
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
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

23. How many days are pigs weaned?
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
About 3 weeks (21 days)
PSE

24. The country that produces the most pork is...
Smithfield Foods
China
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
About 3 weeks (21 days)

25. 'All in All Out' type of swine production is designed to...
2000
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
Smithfield Foods
Control disease

26. What region mainly raises hogs in the US?
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
Soybean meal
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

27. Litters per Breeding Animal
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
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
Smithfield Foods

28. Describe the Trends in the Industry of Demand/Comsumtion.
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
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt

29. The UF Swine Unit is what kind of farm?
Pork
Farrow-Finish
2000
Control disease

30. New Hog operations are moving into the western part of the US because ...
Pork
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
Specialization