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Porcine
Pigs
26
Veterinary Medicine
Not Applicable
08/18/2011

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Term
culled breeding big sold for meat
Definition
backfatter
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market pig between 140-180 lbs dressed wgt
Definition
baconer
Term
castrated male
Definition
barrow
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intact male
Definition
boar
Term
pig ~220 lbs ready for market
Definition
butcher hog
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act of giving birth
Definition
farrowing
Term
farrowing/feeder pig operation
Definition
most intensive breeding system; producer has no finish/grow floor and sells feeder pigs. factory farm
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weaned gilt or barrow weighing 40-82 lbs at 6-8 wks & sold to be finished for slaughter. pork chops
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feeder pig
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breeder sells grower pigs to a finishing operation
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feeder pig operation
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a grower pig over 150 lbs live weight
Definition
finisher
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buys feeder pigs and feeds them to 240-250 lbs
Definition
finisher pig/finishing operation
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young female up to & including 1st litter
Definition
gilt
Term
pig is being grown out to market wgt
Definition
grower pig
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group of swine
Definition
herd
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generic term for any swine
Definition
hog or pig
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feeding strategy in which pigs are fed a specific amt of food in a period of time
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limit feeding
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group of piglets born to one mother
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litter
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market weight
Definition
240-250 lbs
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very young swine from birth to weaning
Definition
piglet/suckling
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market pig 66-120 lbs dressed wgt
Definition
porker
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mgmt procedures performed on neonatal swine
Definition
processing
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piglets weighing less than 2 lbs at birth
Definition
runt
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adult female
Definition
sow
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male castrated after maturity
Definition
stag
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piglet slaughtered for meat
Definition
suckling pig
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from weaning up to about 40 lbs
Definition
weaner pig
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