Swine Quiz Review

What is the average weight of a market hog?

• 160

• 250

• 180

• 400

What is the main purpose of swine production?

• produce pork for human consumption

• produce pretty pigs

• produce milk

• produce heart valves

What does farrow mean

• produce pork

• be slaughtered for meat

• a male pig

• to give birth

What does PSS stand for?

• Pretty Sweet Swine

• Porky Saucy Swine

• Porcine Stress Syndrome

• Pretty Spotted Swine

This country is the top producer of pigs

• China

• Africa

• United States

• Canada

What is the #1 pork producing state?

• California

• New Hampshire

• Iowa

• New York

What is a piglet?

• Any pig under 4 months of age

• An adult male

• A teenage pig

• A female that has had a litter

Who brought the first pigs to Florida?

• Christopher Columbus

• Eli Whitney

• George Washington

• Hernando DeSoto

What is a sow?

• A female pig that has had a litter

• A female pig that has not yet had a litter

• A pig under 4 months of age

• An adult male pig

What type of digestive system does a pig have?

• Monogastric

• Ruminant

• Complex

• Multi-chambered