Exam 21: Hog Haven

A(n) ____________________ pig is a swine over 100 pounds to slaughter.

A farrowing ____ is dedicated to the delivery and raising of piglets to weaning.

____________________is a system in which a portion of the sale price of every pig goes to the National Pork Board to promote and improve the pork industry.

A natural or an artificial wading area that is used to cool swine is known as what?

Which of the following is true of the process of casting?

Another term for pig skin is:

A(n) ____ pig is about 40 to 100 pounds.

In the process of __________-__________, piglets are moved from one litter to another to balance litter size.

A pig's snout is secured by a loop tie attached to a long handle in what is called a hog:

__________ __________ __________ is a national system of accrediting free of specific diseases.

Define the underlined terms in the following case study. An owner presented to the clinic a finisher pig with injuries reportedly stemming from a hog hurdle . The owner indicated that the injuries occurred to the animal when attempting to create an open herd via removal of said hurdle. The veterinarian noted that the animal exhibited lacerations to the snout and fractures to the left tusk .

What is the name for the soft, white substance that results when pig fat is rendered?

The bacteria that causes enterotoxemia and results in diarrhea and high mortality is called __________ __________ type C.

A portable partition that is used to move swine by blocking an area is called a hog ____________________.

____________________ is a herpesvirus infection associated with pyrexia and neurologic signs.

The bacteria that causes respiratory disease and sometimes leads to pericarditis and pleuritis is:

Define the underlined terms in the following case study. A grower pig presented at the clinic exhibiting signs of porcine proliferative enteropathy . The owner reported that the animal, which had a rough hide , was a product of cross-fostering and had been exhibiting an inconsistent dunging pattern in recent days.

The bacterial infection that causes meningitis in swine is __________ __________.

Porcine proliferative enteropathy causes which of the following?

The term for the thickness of fat along the dorsum of the pig is: