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What is the definition of anestrus in swine production?
What is the definition of anestrus in swine production?
- A male swine castrated before reaching sexual maturity
- The period when a female comes into heat
- Uncastrated male swine usually kept for breeding
- The period when a female does not come into heat (correct)
What is the average backfat thickness measurement in swine production?
What is the average backfat thickness measurement in swine production?
- Thickness of fat over the loin muscle of a live pig at 90 kg (correct)
- Thickness of fat over the loin muscle of a live pig at 70 kg
- Thickness of fat over the loin muscle of a live pig at 100 kg
- Thickness of fat over the loin muscle of a live pig at 50 kg
What is the term for a male swine castrated before reaching sexual maturity?
What is the term for a male swine castrated before reaching sexual maturity?
- Barrow (correct)
- Cryptorchidism
- Dam
- Boar
What does conception rate refer to in swine production?
What does conception rate refer to in swine production?
What is the purpose of providing a creep area in a farrowing pen?
What is the purpose of providing a creep area in a farrowing pen?
What does the term 'dock' refer to in swine production?
What does the term 'dock' refer to in swine production?
What is the term for the period during the reproductive cycle in which the female is sexually responsive to the male?
What is the term for the period during the reproductive cycle in which the female is sexually responsive to the male?
Which term refers to the amount of feed required to produce a unit of weight gain in a growing animal?
Which term refers to the amount of feed required to produce a unit of weight gain in a growing animal?
What does a farrowing crate do?
What does a farrowing crate do?
What is the term for the act of giving birth to young pigs?
What is the term for the act of giving birth to young pigs?
What is hybrid vigor in pigs?
What is hybrid vigor in pigs?
What does an inguinal hernia involve in female pigs?
What does an inguinal hernia involve in female pigs?
