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Swine Quiz Bowl Questions
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1
What vitamins are produced by the bacteria in stomachs of sheep and cattle but must be provided to swine?
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
2
What nutritional disease may result if zinc is not included in the swine diet?
Coccidiosis
Porcine parvovirus
Parakeratosis
Mastitis
3
What is a female hog called that has farrowed a litter of pigs?
A barrow
A boar
A sow
A piglet
4
What is a male pig that has been castrated before reaching breeding age called?
A piglet
A boar
A barrow
A gilt
5
What breed of swine has a solid hoof
Duroc
Chester White
Poland China
Mulefoot
6
What is meat from hogs called?
Beef
Chevon
Pork
Mutton
7
What is birthing of pigs called?
Kidding
Pigging
Calving
Farrowing
8
What breed of swine is known as the "mother breed"?
Poland China
Chester White
Hampshire
Yorkshire
9
How much should a gilt weigh when she is bred?
220-245 pounds
250-270 pounds
200-220 pounds
275-300 pounds
10
What is a female pig that has no offspring called?
A sow
A barrow
A gilt
A boar
11
When ear notching, the pig's right ear denotes what?
The gender
The mother
The litter number
The father
12
Is the muscle from the shoulder or the loin more tender?
Shoulder
Loin
13
What is a male breeding hog called?
A gilt
A piglet
A barrow
A boar
14
How soon should a baby pigs tail be clipped?
Right after weaning
2 weeks
7 days of age
Within 24 hours after birth
15
What is the ideal color for fresh pork?
Red
Reddish pink
White
Gray
16
What is a group of baby pigs from the same mother called?
Litter
Herd
Colony
Flock
17
What swine disease causes sneezing, tearing of eyes, snorting, coughing, the twisting of the nose?
Atrophic rhinitis
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky’s disease)
Swine dysentery
PRRS (Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome)
18
What feed ingredient makes up the largest part of the ration fed to most swine?
Corn
Sorghum
Oats
Wheat
19
Sows that are too hot tend to produce more milk.
False
True
20
Pigs are ruminants.
False
True
21
What breed of hogs originated in Pennsylvania?
Chester White
Berkshire
Duroc
Yorkshire
22
Lice and mange are the most troublesome external parasites of hogs.
False
True
23
How old should gilts be when they are bred?
4-5 months
8-9 months
6-7 months
10-12 months
24
How much feed will a 200 pound pig eat each day?
Approximately 9-12 pounds
Approximately 6-8 pounds
Approximately 2-4 pounds
Approximately 3-5 pounds
25
What is a crossbred animal?
When you cross two different species
An animal with two or more breeds in its ancestry
An animal with only one breed in its ancestry
When you breed a father/mother with their offspring
26
What part of the pork carcass produces the bacon?
Belly
Shoulder
Leg
Loin
27
When should sows and boars be wormed?
After breeding
Prior to breeding
28
At what age should a market hog reach 220 pounds?
8 ½ to 9 months
7 months
4 ½ to 6 months
10 to 12 months
29
What breed of swine is solid red in color?
Yorkshire
Duroc
Berkshire
Hampshire
30
A 100 pound pig eating 5-6 pounds of feed per day should gain how many pounds per day?
Approximate 1.5 – 1.6 pounds per day
Approximate 0.25 – 0.5 pounds per day
Approximate 2 pounds per day
Approximate 1 pound per day
