Swine Quiz 1

Which swine breed is known for its white color, erect ears, and high prolificacy, often producing litters of around 12 piglets?

• a. Hampshire

• b. Yorkshire

• c. Duroc

• d. Pietrain

The Duroc breed is preferred as a terminal sire because of its:

• a. High milk production

• b. Lean carcass and fast growth rate

• c. Resistance to Porcine Stress Syndrome

• d. Distinct belted color pattern

Which swine breed is most prone to Porcine Stress Syndrome (PSS)?

• a. Pietrain

• b. Berkshire

• c. Landrace

• d. Yorkshire

In a four-unit system, piglets move to which housing facility after the nursery house?

• a. Finishing house

• b. Gestation house

• c. Growing house

• d. Farrowing house

The average gestation period of a sow is:

• a. 100 days

• b. 110 days

• c. 114 days

• d. 120 days

Flushing in gilts before breeding involves?

• a. Reducing feed before mating to increase appetite

• b. Feeding 0.5–1.0 kg extra feed per day 2 weeks before breeding

• c. Isolating gilts from boars before mating

• d. Increasing exercise to reduce fatness

Breeding should ideally be delayed until which estrus cycle in gilts to maximize litter size?

• a. 1st estrus

• b. 2nd or 3rd estrus

• c. 4th estrus

• d. Any estrus cycle is acceptable

Why is it important to clip the needle teeth of piglets within the first day after birth?

• a. To make piglets eat creep feed earlier

• b. To prevent injuries to littermates and the sow’s udder

• c. To reduce the risk of anemia

• d. To identify the piglets more easily

The “first milk” that is rich in antibodies and critical for piglet survival is called:

• a. Colostrum

• b. Sow milk

• c. Milk replacer

• d. Lactose

Introducing the sow into farrowing quarters is best done how many days before expected farrowing?

• a. 3 days

• b. 5 days

• c. 7 days

• d. 10 days