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Pork Industry

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1. How are producers able to become more efficient today?
Control disease
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.
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

2. Name 8 Trends Chang in the US Pork 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.
21 days
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
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

3. Describe the Trends in the Industry of Demand/Comsumtion.
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
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)
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

4. What Steps are involved in Conventional Farrow to Finish?
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
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts

5. What is the primary protein source for pigs?
Farrow-Finish
Soybean meal
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
About 3 weeks (21 days)

6. What region mainly raises hogs in the US?
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
PSE
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)

7. What is Contracting?
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
- 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.
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

8. How many days are pigs weaned?
Smithfield Foods
About 3 weeks (21 days)
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts

9. When did pork exports increase to 178%?
2000
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
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. The following Swine production equipment was NOT banned from the Florida Constitution
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
2000
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
Farrow-Finish

11. The UF Swine Unit is what kind of farm?
Corn
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
Control disease

12. The per capita consumption of this meat is the greatest in the world.
Soybean meal
Smithfield Foods
Pork
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

13. 'All in All Out' type of swine production is designed to...
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Control disease
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)

14. 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
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
21 days
PSE

15. What is the main effect of specialization?
Pork
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
About 3 weeks (21 days)

16. What is the primary energy source for pigs?
China
Corn
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.
2000

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

18. New Hog operations are moving into the western part of the US because ...
China
Farrow-Finish
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

19. 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
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
2000

20. What is a big part of the Swine Industry in the US?
Specialization
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
21 days
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt

21. The estrous cycle length in the sow is ...
Smithfield Foods
21 days
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)

22. The major cause of low quality pork is...
1980-2004
PSE
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Control disease

23. The country that produces the most pork is...
Pork
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
China

24. Describe the traits of Early (1950's) Swine Production
Corn
Specialization
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

25. The current US Swine Industry compared to 40yrs ago can be characterized as...
All In - All Out : All come in and out at the same time; form of disease control b/c sanitize after each group
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
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

26. Name the top 5 US Hog 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.
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
Pork
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts

27. Who are the largest importers of Pork from the US?
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
Farrow-Finish
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)

28. What is the #1 US Hog Farm?
2000
Pork
Smithfield Foods
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

29. Litters per Breeding Animal
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.
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
Corn

30. What are the 3 specializations within the Swine Industry?
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
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
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt