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Breeds of Swine

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Breeds of Swine

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    1. Breeds of Swine

    2. 8 Popular Breeds in USA Berkshire Chester White Duroc Hampshire Landrace Poland China Spot Yorkshire

    3. Berkshire

    4. Chester White

    5. Duroc

    6. Hampshire

    7. Landrace

    8. Poland China

    9. Spot

    10. Yorkshire

    11. Lets Review BREEDS OF SWINE

    12. BREEDS OF SWINE

    13. BREEDS OF SWINE

    14. BREEDS OF SWINE

    15. Swine Production

    16. Boar A male pig not castrated that is used for breeding purposes

    17. Barrow A male pig that is castrated that is entirely meant for pork production

    18. Castration The removal of testicles from the male swine for the purpose of improving feed conversion, disposition and meat quality

    19. Sow A female pig that has already produces a litter of baby pigs

    20. Gilt A female that has NOT produced a litter piglets

    21. Gestation The time between fertilization and giving birth (parturition) 114 days or 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days

    22. Piglet Care Have feed out from day 1 Give iron shot Clip Teeth Castrate Ear notch Dock Tails

    23. Ear Notching Swine Identification System

    24. Ear Notching The pig’s right ear is the litter ear (like our last names) The pig’s left ear is the individual ear (like our first names)

    25. Ear Notching The right (litter) ear is equal to 9+3+3+1=16 The left (pig) ear is equal to 3 This is the 16-3 pig.

    26. Ear Notching LET’S PRACTICE

    27. Review How long is a pigs gestation period? What is a female pig that has not had a litter? What is a boar? What is the most important injection that a piglet needs?

    28. THE END!

    29. REVIEW- BREEDS

    30. BREEDS

    31. Common Parasites and Diseases Atrophic Rhinitis Brucellosis Erysipelas Leptospirosis PPLO Lice Mange Roundworms Tapeworms Flukes Protozoa

    32. Atrophic Rhinitis Cause Symptoms What to do

    33. Brucellosis Cause Symptoms What to do

    34. Erysipelas Cause Symptoms What to do

    35. Leptospirosis Cause Symptoms What to do

    36. PPLO Cause Symptoms What to do

    37. Lice Cause Symptoms What to do

    38. Mange Cause Symptoms What to do

    39. Roundworms Cause Symptoms What to do

    40. Tapeworms Cause Symptoms What to do

    41. Other Problems Porcine Stress Syndrome Cause Symptoms What to do

    42. Ringworm Cause Symptoms What to do

    43. Keep going! What is the organism that causes inflammation of the joints? What bacteria causes abortion? What bacteria causes the turbinate bones to not grow properly? What small parasite causes extreme irritation, but is to small to see without a microscope?

    44. QUIZ On a sheet of paper, list 3 common problems in swine, give 2 symptoms for each and what we need to do to help the animal.

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