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Pork Industry

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1. The following Swine production equipment was NOT banned from the Florida Constitution
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Corn
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

2. The country that produces the most pork is...
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
Corn
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
China

3. The current US Swine Industry compared to 40yrs ago can be characterized as...
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
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
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms

4. What is the #1 US Hog Farm?
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.
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
21 days

5. Describe the traits of Early (1950's) Swine Production
Control disease
About 3 weeks (21 days)
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt

6. What 5 factors make up Producer Efficiency?
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Control disease
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs

7. What is a big part of the Swine Industry in the US?
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
PSE
Specialization
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)

8. How are producers able to become more efficient today?
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
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.
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

9. Who are the largest importers of Pork from the US?
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

10. Name 8 Trends Chang in the US Pork Industry.
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
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.
Pork

11. How many days are pigs weaned?
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
Corn
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
About 3 weeks (21 days)

12. The UF Swine Unit is what kind of farm?
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
2000
Farrow-Finish
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)

13. Litters per Breeding Animal
Control disease
2000
- 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.

14. Describe the Trends in the Industry of Demand/Comsumtion.
About 3 weeks (21 days)
21 days
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
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

15. 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)
Specialization
Control disease
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)

16. The major cause of low quality pork is...
PSE
Soybean meal
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

17. When was there a major increase in pounds of pork produced?
1980-2004
Soybean meal
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
PSE

18. What is the primary energy source for pigs?
Corn
Specialization
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons

19. What region mainly raises hogs in the US?
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
Farrow-Finish
Pork
China

20. What is Contracting?
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
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.

21. The estrous cycle length in the sow is ...
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
21 days
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Specialization

22. What is the main effect of specialization?
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
Pork
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
Soybean meal

23. What is the primary protein source for pigs?
PSE
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Soybean meal
China

24. When did pork exports increase to 178%?
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
21 days
2000
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

25. Name the top 5 US Hog Farms
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
China
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

26. 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
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
1980-2004
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.

27. New Hog operations are moving into the western part of the US because ...
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
China
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

28. What are the 3 specializations within the Swine Industry?
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Control disease
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)

29. 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)
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
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

30. 'All in All Out' type of swine production is designed to...
PSE
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
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
Control disease