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Pork Industry

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1. Litters per Breeding Animal
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
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
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.

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

3. Describe the traits of Early (1950's) Swine 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.
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
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)

4. What is Contracting?
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
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.
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

5. The UF Swine Unit is what kind of farm?
Farrow-Finish
2000
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)

6. What is a big part of the Swine Industry in the US?
1980-2004
PSE
Specialization
Control disease

7. 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)
Farrow-Finish
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Corn

8. The per capita consumption of this meat is the greatest in the world.
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
Pork
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
2000

9. When was there a major increase in pounds of pork produced?
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
Specialization
1980-2004

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

11. When did pork exports increase to 178%?
2000
Smithfield Foods
PSE
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.

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

13. What are most operations considered?
Corn
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
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group

14. What is the primary energy source for pigs?
PSE
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
Farrow-Finish
Corn

15. The following Swine production equipment was NOT banned from the Florida Constitution
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
2000
Smithfield Foods

16. What 5 factors make up Producer Efficiency?
Pork
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
Control disease
Corn

17. Name the top 5 US Hog Farms
2000
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
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
Soybean meal

18. Describe the Trends in the Industry of Demand/Comsumtion.
2000
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
About 3 weeks (21 days)

19. The major cause of low quality pork is...
China
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.
PSE

20. 'All in All Out' type of swine production is designed to...
Specialization
Control disease
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
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. Name 8 Trends Chang in the US Pork Industry.
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
2000
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

22. How many days are pigs weaned?
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
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
Corn

23. New Hog operations are moving into the western part of the US because ...
2000
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
PSE
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

24. What region mainly raises hogs in the US?
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
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

25. The estrous cycle length in the sow is ...
About 3 weeks (21 days)
21 days
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
PSE

26. What is the #1 US Hog Farm?
About 3 weeks (21 days)
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
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.

27. What is the main effect of specialization?
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
China
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs

28. What is the primary protein source for pigs?
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
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
1980-2004

29. The country that produces the most pork is...
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
China
2000
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons

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