Swine Production

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1. 00:00Hi!!
2. 00:06I'm going to be talking about Swine Production in the U.S
3. 00:12Most of the information used here will be from...
4. 00:15clemson.edu !
5. 00:19Ok, the first few slides are on the general terms for a pig in the industry.
6. 00:25these terms are sow:adult female pig boar:adult male pig gilt: young female pig; hasn't given birth
7. 00:35barrow: castrated male pig piglet:young pig/newborn litter:group of piglet just born
8. 00:48A.I: artificial insemination farrow: give birth parity: number of litters a sow has made
9. 01:04cull:to remove animals from the heard wean:when pigs are removed from sow progeny: animal offspring
10. 01:09enough about the terms to know, lets get to the questions!
11. 01:14How long is a sow's gestation? -(3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days) How many teats does a sow have? -(12
12. 01:29What is the purpose of ear notching? - To tell each individual piglet apart, it's like a piercing
13. 01:39What is the top swine producing state in the U.S? -Iowa
14. 01:43On breeding swine, which baby teeth should be cut? - Needle teeth
15. 01:47That is all the information I could find on this particular topic, thank you for watching!