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Pork Industry

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1. What are the 3 specializations within the Swine Industry?
1980-2004
Corn
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons

2. The estrous cycle length in the sow is ...
China
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
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)

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

4. What 5 factors make up Producer Efficiency?
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.
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
Corn

5. 'All in All Out' type of swine production is designed to...
Control disease
1980-2004
Corn
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights

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

7. Litters per Breeding Animal
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
2000
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
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.

8. New Hog operations are moving into the western part of the US because ...
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
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. Name 8 Trends Chang in the US Pork Industry.
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible 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
Corn

10. When was there a major increase in pounds of pork produced?
2000
Control disease
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
1980-2004

11. 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.
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Soybean meal

12. Describe the Trends in the Industry of Demand/Comsumtion.
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
1980-2004
21 days

13. When did pork exports increase to 178%?
2000
Farrow-Finish
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)

14. What is the primary protein source for pigs?
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Smithfield Foods
Soybean meal
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production

15. What is Contracting?
Soybean meal
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)
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

16. What are most operations considered?
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
China
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

17. What is the primary energy source for pigs?
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
Corn
Control disease
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons

18. 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
Soybean meal
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

19. Who are the largest importers of Pork from the US?
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Smithfield Foods
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

20. What is the #1 US Hog Farm?
Smithfield Foods
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
Farrow-Finish
1980-2004

21. The per capita consumption of this meat is the greatest in the world.
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
Pork
Corn
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons

22. How many days are pigs weaned?
About 3 weeks (21 days)
- 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.
Specialization

23. What is the main effect of specialization?
Corn
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
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.

24. What region mainly raises hogs in the US?
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
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
Control disease

25. The following Swine production equipment was NOT banned from the Florida Constitution
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
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
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

26. The current US Swine Industry compared to 40yrs ago can be characterized as...
Control disease
2000
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)

27. 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)
Control disease
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts

28. The UF Swine Unit is what kind of farm?
Control disease
China
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
Farrow-Finish

29. The major cause of low quality pork is...
PSE
Corn
Soybean meal
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons

30. Name the top 5 US Hog Farms
Pork
China
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms