Ansc 2301 Swine Lab exam questions
and answers
Define factors that influence the value of live market hogs - Correct Answers -age and
sex class
- weight
- dressing%
- finish
- muscling
List the three factors that influence the value of pork carcass value - Correct Answers --
weight
- quality
- composition
Of the two size classes of swine you evaluated this semester which would you expect to
have the higher percent muscle estimate - Correct Answers -Barrow
indicate for each factor whether an increase in this factor would increase or decrease
muscle - Correct Answers -increase in animals' live weight: decrease
- increase in animals' 10th rib fat measurements: decrease
- increase in animals' loin eye measurement: increase
- increase in animals' hot carcass weight: decrease
The average D% for market swine is - Correct Answers -74%
When ribbed pork carcasses are separated between the _________ and _________ rib
- Correct Answers -10th & 11th
stress gene carriers exhibit difficulty coping with stress, the animals are set to have: -
Correct Answers -porcin stress syndrome (PSS)
what is the most valuable pork retail cut on a per pound basis - Correct Answers -baby
back ribs
what is the most valuable cut of pork on a gross dollar basis - Correct Answers -belly
name the minimum requirements for a pork carcass to be deemed acceptable - Correct
Answers -lean color: grayish pink-dark red
lean and fat: slightly firm
and answers
Define factors that influence the value of live market hogs - Correct Answers -age and
sex class
- weight
- dressing%
- finish
- muscling
List the three factors that influence the value of pork carcass value - Correct Answers --
weight
- quality
- composition
Of the two size classes of swine you evaluated this semester which would you expect to
have the higher percent muscle estimate - Correct Answers -Barrow
indicate for each factor whether an increase in this factor would increase or decrease
muscle - Correct Answers -increase in animals' live weight: decrease
- increase in animals' 10th rib fat measurements: decrease
- increase in animals' loin eye measurement: increase
- increase in animals' hot carcass weight: decrease
The average D% for market swine is - Correct Answers -74%
When ribbed pork carcasses are separated between the _________ and _________ rib
- Correct Answers -10th & 11th
stress gene carriers exhibit difficulty coping with stress, the animals are set to have: -
Correct Answers -porcin stress syndrome (PSS)
what is the most valuable pork retail cut on a per pound basis - Correct Answers -baby
back ribs
what is the most valuable cut of pork on a gross dollar basis - Correct Answers -belly
name the minimum requirements for a pork carcass to be deemed acceptable - Correct
Answers -lean color: grayish pink-dark red
lean and fat: slightly firm
