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Swine Terminology
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 1
11/13/2011

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Boar
Definition
a male of breeding age
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Sow
Definition
a mature female that has produced young
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Gilt
Definition
an immature female
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Barrow
Definition
a castrated male
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Farrow
Definition
act of giving birth in pigs
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Farrow to Finish Operation
Definition
a management unit that maintains a sow herd and carries the production through to market weight
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Feeder Pig
Definition
a weaned pig that is ready for slaughter
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Ear Notch
Definition
method of permanent identification. Litter number is placed in the right ear, pig number in the left ear
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Hybrid Breeding Stock
Definition
not a purebred breed but used as a foundation breeding stock in commercial swine production. Developed by crossing purebreds of various breeds and then multiplying the hybrid lines
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Needle Teeth
Definition
set of 8 very sharp teeth in swine that are usually cut off 1 to 3 day old piglets to prevent injury to other piglets and sow's udder
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