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Pork Industry

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1. What is the primary energy source for pigs?
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Corn
Soybean meal
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt

2. Describe the traits of Early (1950's) Swine Production
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
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
21 days

3. Who are the largest importers of Pork from the US?
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.
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Soybean meal

4. The estrous cycle length in the sow is ...
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
21 days
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
Pork

5. The following Swine production equipment was NOT banned from the Florida Constitution
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Farrow-Finish
Soybean meal

6. When was there a major increase in pounds of pork produced?
1980-2004
Soybean meal
2000
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)

7. What is Contracting?
2000
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
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

8. 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)
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
1980-2004

9. 'All in All Out' type of swine production is designed to...
Smithfield Foods
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
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

10. The UF Swine Unit is what kind of farm?
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Farrow-Finish
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.

11. The major cause of low quality pork is...
Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
PSE
Corn

12. Name 8 Trends Chang in the US Pork Industry.
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
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
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

13. The current US Swine Industry compared to 40yrs ago can be characterized as...
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
Corn

14. What region mainly raises hogs in the US?
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
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 Midwest (the location is beginning to change)

15. What is the main effect of specialization?
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
Corn
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights

16. Describe the Trends in the Industry of Demand/Comsumtion.
China
Soybean meal
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
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)

17. What is the primary protein source for pigs?
2000
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
Soybean meal
Farrow-Finish

18. New Hog operations are moving into the western part of the US because ...
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
Corn
Soybean meal
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

19. What is the #1 US Hog Farm?
Specialization
Smithfield Foods
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
China

20. What are most operations considered?
Soybean meal
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
Corn
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons

21. 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.
China
Farrow-Finish
Specialization

22. How many days are pigs weaned?
2000
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

23. What is a big part of the Swine Industry in the US?
Control disease
Specialization
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
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. 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
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
PSE

25. 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.
Specialization
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs

26. What 5 factors make up Producer Efficiency?
Soybean meal
- 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

27. The country that produces the most pork is...
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
Soybean meal
China

28. When did pork exports increase to 178%?
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Farrow-Finish
2000
China

29. Name the top 5 US Hog Farms
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
Corn
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms

30. What are the 3 specializations within the Swine Industry?
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 - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
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