Potential Questions for the Show asked by the judge

Answers to questions:

1. What is an intact male pig? – Boar 2. Female swine called – Sow (mature =), Gilt (immature) 3. 5 key nutrients – protein, fat, carbohydrates, water, minerals, vitamins 4. Name 2 feedstuffs included in a pig’s diet – corn, soybean meal 5. What percent crude protein are you feeding? What percent lysine? (look on feed tag) 6. How much money have you spent on your ? Look at record book 7. Normal body temp – 102.5 8. Gestation length – 114 days 9. Estrus cycle – 21 days 10. 3 white breeds – chester white, Yorkshire, landrace 11. 3 colored breeds – spotted Poland china, duroc, Hampshire 12. Is it legal to feed animal protein by-products to swine? NO 13. Normal birthweight of swine – 3 lbs 14. How many stomachs does a pig have? 1 15. Name two grains fed to ? Soybean meal and corn 16. Name one vitamin and mineral fed to your pig – Vitamin A, Calcium 17. What is PSE ? – Pale Soft Exudative – caused by Stress Gene. If asked what is the stress status of your pig, it is negative. Both parents were negative. 18. What is paylean? Feed additive used in a complete feed mix to promote leanness of meat and growth. Same thing as Ractopamine. 19. Name 5 wholesale cuts of pork (look at the top picture, each is a wholesale cut – , , , loin, . 20. Name 3 retail cuts of meat – , pork (usually from shoulder), shoulder roast, ham roast. Difference between a steak and a roast? Roast >1” thick 21. Which worm medication did you use? What is it effective against? Safeguard or Atgard – protects against Whipworms which others do not. 22. What is EPD? Expected Progeny Difference – used in sire selection for and what the offspring improvement would be – example +1.3 LEA, -.1 BF, -3 days to 240 would mean the offspring would have a Loin Eye Area of 1.3” greater than most pigs, -.1” backfat (measured at the last rib), and take 3 less days to get to 240 lbs. 23. What do you think the LEA (Loin Eye Area) of your pig is? Pick a number between 6.5 and 7.5 square inches. Where is it measured? Last rib 24. What do you think the Back fat of your pig is? .5” to .7” depending on the leanness of your pig.