1. Swine (Pig) Production

2. Swine (Pig) Production
Main Purpose – to produce pork for Human consumption

3. Swine (Pig) Production Terms for Understanding
Castration – the removal of testicals from the male swine for the purpose of improving feed conversion, disposition and meat quality

4. Swine (Pig) Production Terms for Understanding
Boar– A male pig not castrated that is used for breeding purposes
Barrow- A male pig that IS castrated that is entirely meant for pork production

5. Swine (Pig) Production Terms for Understanding
Sow– A female pig that has already produces a litter of baby pigs
Gilt- A female pig that has NOT produces a litter of baby pigs

6. Breeds Of Swine

7. Duroc Origin-New York/New Jersey Ears- Droopy Color- Cherry Red
Misc.-Large Frame, Fast gainers, good mothers, Popular breed

8. Hampshire Origin-Kentucky Ears-Erect Color-Black with a White Belt
Misc.-The “Meat Breed” Excellent Carcass

9. Berkshire Origin-England Ears-Erect Color-Black with 6 White Points
Misc.-Short Snout, Meat type hog

10. Poland China Origin-Ohio Ears-Droopy Color- Black w/6White points
Misc.-Long body thick hams

11. Spots (Spotted Poland China)
Origin-Ohio
Ears-Droopy
Color-no less than 20% or more than 80% White
Misc.-Good mothers, fast gainers

12. Chester White Origin-Pennsylvania Ears-Droopy
Color-White with blue freckles
Misc.-good mothers, large frame

13. Yorkshire Origin-England Ears-Erect Color- White
Misc.-The Mother Breed, Largest Litters

14. Landrace Origin-Denmark Ears-Droopy Color-White
Misc.-Extremely Long Body

15. Swine Reproduction

16. Boar Sow Reproduction Produces sperm Fertilizes the egg
Produces the egg
Carries the litters

17. Estrus Swine Reproduction
The period of time a sow is receptive to the male for breeding purposes
Comes every 21 days
Last for 3 days
Ovulation (egg production) occurs

18. Fertilization Swine Reproduction
The period of time in which the sperm actually unites with the eggs
Multi-fertilization which causes multi-pig litters

19. Gestation Swine Reproduction
The time between fertilization and giving birth (parturition)
114 Day or
3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days

20. Farrowing a sow Swine Reproduction
The components of controlled delivery
Put sow in crate 1-5 Days before due date
Exercise Daily
Feed 6 lbs daily
Once babies are born add one pound per pig to ration

21. Farrowing Baby Pig Care - first 2 weeks
Swine Reproduction
Farrowing Baby Pig Care - first 2 weeks
Have feed out from day 1
Give iron shot ¼ cc
Clip Teeth
Castrate
Ear notch

22. Piglet Anemia Anemia is an iron deficiency of the blood.
The most natural way to treat for this is to place the piglet on a soil floor
The piglet will eat some of the soil
Soil contains trace amounts of iron

23. Some farmers clip a piglets teeth. Why?
Piglets may bite at the tails of other piglets. This causes open wounds and possible infection.

24. Some farmers clip a piglets teeth. Why?
Piglets will bite a the tails of other piglets, causing open wounds on the animal.
Cutting the tail is called TAIL DOCKING

25. What is about to happen to the piglet in these pictures?

26. Ear Notching Swine Reproduction Universal Swine Identification system
Tags will come off in the feed pen

28. Swine Reproduction
Ear Notching

29. Swine Reproduction
Ear Notching

30. Ear Notching Swine Reproduction
The right (litter) ear is equal to =16
The left (pig) ear is equal to 3
This is the 16-3 pig.

31. The End