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Pork Industry

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1. New Hog operations are moving into the western part of the US because ...
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
1980-2004
Corn

2. Describe the Trends in the Industry of Demand/Comsumtion.
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.
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
Control disease

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.
Smithfield Foods
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
Pigs were fed outdoors and ran around Problems Caused: -Weight Loss from Running -Diseases from Dirt

4. The major cause of low quality pork is...
PSE
Pork
Control disease
Farrow-Finish

5. What is the main effect of specialization?
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.
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

6. The estrous cycle length in the sow is ...
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
21 days
PSE
Soybean meal

7. The following Swine production equipment was NOT banned from the Florida Constitution
farrowing crates - slatted floors - self feeders - waste lagoons
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
Soybean meal
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms

8. 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
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
1980-2004
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs

9. What Steps are involved in Conventional Farrow to Finish?
China
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
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.
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
Breeding-gestation - Farrowing (2 to 3 wk) - Nursery (to 20 kg) - Finishing (to 115 kg; 1000 pig capacity)
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)
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. How many days are pigs weaned?
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
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)
About 3 weeks (21 days)

12. The country that produces the most pork is...
2000
China
About 3 weeks (21 days)
21 days

13. What 5 factors make up Producer Efficiency?
Corn
China
- Pigs/litter - Litters per breeding animal - Market pigs per breeding animal - Pork production per breeding animal - Slaughter weights
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country

14. Who are the largest importers of Pork from the US?
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.
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts

15. Litters per Breeding Animal
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
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
China

16. What is Contracting?
21 days
Farrow-Finish
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.

17. What is the primary energy source for pigs?
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
1980-2004
Corn

18. Name the top 5 US Hog Farms
21 days
PSE
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.

19. What is a big part of the Swine Industry in the US?
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.
1980-2004
Specialization

20. What are the 3 specializations within the Swine Industry?
- 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.
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms

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

22. 'All in All Out' type of swine production is designed to...
Smithfield Foods
China
Japan - High value cuts Mexico- low value cuts
Control disease

23. How are producers able to become more efficient today?
Smithfield Foods
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production
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.

24. The current US Swine Industry compared to 40yrs ago can be characterized as...
- Farrow - Wean - Nursery - Growing - Finish (possible contracting)
the climate is drier & the population of people is less dense than most other parts of the country
Corn
fewer numbers of farms and greater pork production

25. When was there a major increase in pounds of pork produced?
21 days
Soybean meal
1980-2004
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. When did pork exports increase to 178%?
2000
Increase of large scale production which allows increased producer efficiency then leads to lower consumer cost.
1980-2004
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

27. What region mainly raises hogs in the US?
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
Soybean meal
21 days
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)

28. What is the #1 US Hog Farm?
Control disease
Smithfield Foods - Premium Standard Farms - Seaboard Farms - Iowa Select Farms - Christensen Farms
Smithfield Foods
China

29. The UF Swine Unit is what kind of farm?
Farrow-Finish
Specialization
1980-2004
Control disease

30. The per capita consumption of this meat is the greatest in the world.
Increased efficiency - Decreased operation costs
China
Pork
The Midwest (the location is beginning to change)