ANSC 101 EXAM THREE Q AND A

ANSC 101 EXAM THREE Q AND A

whenvbisvbavbpigvbweanedvb-vbanswer--18-21vbdays

marketvbagevbandvbweightvbofvbpigsvb-vbanswer--6vbmonthsvbandvb250-270vblbs

whichvbindustryvbisvbthevbswinevbindustryvbmostvbsimilarvbto?vb-vbanswer---poultryvbindustry
-veryvbintegrated
-usesvballvbinvbandvballvboutvbmanagement

SegregatedvbEarlyvbWeanedvb(SEW)vb-vbanswer---pigletsvbweanedvbatvb7-
10vbdaysvbrequirevbspecializedvbcare.

trendsvbinvbthevbswinevbindustryvb-vbanswer---
transitioningvbfromvbusingvbgestationvbstallsvbtovbgroupvbhousing

phasevbfeedingvb-vbanswer--
Thevbpracticevbofvbchangingvbdietsvbthroughoutvbthevbgrowingvbperiodvbinvbordervbtovbmorev
bcloselyvbmatchvbexactvbdietaryvbrequirements.



challengesvbinvbswinevbindustryvb-vbanswer---
diseasevb(newvbonesvbappearvbandvboldvbonesvbsometimesvbreappear)
-profitabilityvb(Mostvbinputvbcostsvbarevboutvbofvbthevbcontrolvbofvbporkvbproducers)
-laborvbshortages

highestvbcostvbinvbswinevbindustryvb-vbanswer--
feed,vbcornvbbeingvb80vbpercentvbofvbmostvbswinevbfeeds

Trendsvbinvbswinevbindustry?vb-vbanswer---
vbincreasedvbthevbnumbervbofvbpigletsvbproducedvbpervbsowvbpervbyear



Immunocastrationvb-vbanswer--preventingvbproductionvbofvbsperm/
testosteronevbbyvbcuttingvboffvbthevbhormonalvbpathway,vbdoesvbnotvbinvolvevbsurgery

cryptorchidismvb-vbanswer--undescendedvbtesticles

herniasvb-vbanswer--rupturevbofvbumbilicalvborvbscrotum

PalevbSoftvbExudativevb(PSE)vb-vbanswer--
Avbgeneticallyvbpredisposedvbconditionvbinvbswinevbinvbwhichvbthevbporkvbisvbveryvblightvbcol
ored,vbsoft,vbandvbwatery.

PorcinevbStressvbSyndromevb-vbanswer--
Thevbsuddenvbdeathvbofvbheavilyvbmuscledvbhogs

, STAGESvb(SwinevbTestingvbandvbGeneticvbEvaluationvbSystem)vb-vbanswer--
computesvbgeneticvbevaluationsvbforvbseveralvbtraitsvbwithinvbavbsinglevbherd

SPIvb(SowvbProductivityvbIndex)vb-vbanswer--
ranksvbindividualsvbforvbreproductivevbtraitsvbusingvbcompositevbofvbtraits

farrow-to-finishvb-vbanswer--
Avbresidentvbbreedingvbherdvbproducesvbpigletsvbthatvbarevbraisedvbtovbmarketvbweight.

farrow-to-feedervb-vbanswer---
breedingvbherdvbisvbmaintainedvbandvbpigsvbsoldvbasvbfeedervbpigsvbaftervbpostweaningvbgr
owth
-Avbresidentvbbreedingvbherdvbproducesvbpigletsvbthatvbarevbraisedvbtovb~30-70lbs.

feedervbpigvbfinishingvb-vbanswer--
Swinevboperationvbwithoutvbbreedingvbfacilitiesvbthatvbspecializesvblastvbstagevbofvbproduci
ngvbmarketvbpigs.

farrow-to-weanervb-vbanswer---
pigsvbarevbmanagedvbtovbweaningvbagevbandvbthenvbsoldvborvbmovedvboffvbsite
-Avbresidentvbbreedingvbherdvbproducesvbpigletsvbthatvbarevbsoldvboncevbtheyvbarevb~10lbs.

handmatingvb-vbanswer--producersvbindividuallyvbmatevbboarvbtovbeachvbfemale

farrowingvb-vbanswer--givingvbbirthvbtovbpigs

split-sexvbfeedingvb-vbanswer--
Thevbsystemvbofvbfeedingvbmalesvbandvbfemalesvbseparately

biomedicalvbresearchvb-vbanswer--Thevbbroadvbareavbofvbsciencevbthatvblooksvbto
preventvbandvbtreatvbdiseasesvbthatvbcausevbillness
andvbdeathvbinvbpeoplevbandvbanimals

AnimalvbWelfarevbActvb(AWA)vb-vbanswer---
outlinesvbstandardsvbandvbguidelinesvbforvbthevbtreatmentvbofvbanimals
-Doesvbnotvbcovervbmice,vbrats,vbbirdsvborvbanimalsvbusedvbforvbagricultural
research.
-enforcedvbbyvbthevbUSDA

ThevbPolicyvbonvbHumanevbCarevbandvbUsevbofvbLaboratoryvbAnimalsvb(PHS)vb-
vbanswer---Anyvblive,vbvertebratevbanimalvbusedvborvbintendedvbforvbusevbinvbresearch,

researchvbtraining,vbexperimentation,vborvbbiologicalvbtestingvborvbfor
relatedvbpurposesvbonvbPHS-fundedvbstudies.vb
-enforcedvbbyvbthevbofficevbofvblaboratoryvbwelfare

grantvbproposalvb-vbanswer---
avbresearchvbproposalvbthatvbisvbusedvbtovbrequestvbfundingvbforvbthevbresearch
-mustvbconvincevbfundingvbsourcevbthatvbyouvbcanvbactuallyvbdovbthevbwork