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Domestic Pigs
What is the scientific name for the domestic pig?
Options: a. Sus scrofa domestica, b. Ovis aries, c. Capra hircus, d. Bos taurus
Answer: a. Sus scrofa domestica
Which breed of domestic swine is mentioned?
Options: a. Yucatan, b. Duroc, c. Sinclair, d. Gottingen
Answer: b. Duroc
What breed of minipig is mentioned?
Options: a. Landrace, b. Yorkshire, c. Yucatan, d. Duroc
Answer: c. Yucatan
What is an uncastrated male pig called?
Options: a. Boar, b. Barrow, c. Sow, d. Tom
Answer: a. Boar
What is a female pig that has not yet produced a litter called?
Options: a. Jill, b. Barrow, c. Sow, d. Gilt
Answer: d. Gilt
What factor may increase litter size in pigs?
Options: a. Changing the light cycle from 12:12 to 14:10 before breeding, b. Increasing the room
temperature by 9°F (5°C) before farrowing, c. Increasing the amount of feed given 7-10 days before
breeding, d. Increasing the humidity by 10% before farrowing
Answer: c. Increasing the amount of feed given 7-10 days before breeding
, What environmental factor do newborn pigs respond to sensitively?
Options: a. Cold temperature, b. Loud noise, c. High humidity, d. Vibrations
Answer: a. Cold temperature
What is a common way to restrain a pig for routine procedures?
Options: a. Use of a blocking chute or stanchion, b. Use of a halter or lead, c. Manually holding the snout
or the scruff of the neck, d. Use of a sling or confinement stand
Answer: d. Use of a sling or confinement stand
What method of permanent identification is commonly used with pigs?
a. Freeze branding
b. Microchip implants
c. Ear tattooing
d. Collars with tags ✔️c. Ear tattooing
Which of the following is an essential component of the routine care of swine?
a. Ear cleaning
b. Hoof trimming
c. Teeth cleaning
d. Tail docking ✔️b. Hoof trimming
To avoid obesity, swine should not be fed more than what percentage of their body weight each
day?
a. 1%
b. 2%
c. 5%
d. 10% ✔️b. 2%
Domestic Pigs
What is the scientific name for the domestic pig?
Options: a. Sus scrofa domestica, b. Ovis aries, c. Capra hircus, d. Bos taurus
Answer: a. Sus scrofa domestica
Which breed of domestic swine is mentioned?
Options: a. Yucatan, b. Duroc, c. Sinclair, d. Gottingen
Answer: b. Duroc
What breed of minipig is mentioned?
Options: a. Landrace, b. Yorkshire, c. Yucatan, d. Duroc
Answer: c. Yucatan
What is an uncastrated male pig called?
Options: a. Boar, b. Barrow, c. Sow, d. Tom
Answer: a. Boar
What is a female pig that has not yet produced a litter called?
Options: a. Jill, b. Barrow, c. Sow, d. Gilt
Answer: d. Gilt
What factor may increase litter size in pigs?
Options: a. Changing the light cycle from 12:12 to 14:10 before breeding, b. Increasing the room
temperature by 9°F (5°C) before farrowing, c. Increasing the amount of feed given 7-10 days before
breeding, d. Increasing the humidity by 10% before farrowing
Answer: c. Increasing the amount of feed given 7-10 days before breeding
, What environmental factor do newborn pigs respond to sensitively?
Options: a. Cold temperature, b. Loud noise, c. High humidity, d. Vibrations
Answer: a. Cold temperature
What is a common way to restrain a pig for routine procedures?
Options: a. Use of a blocking chute or stanchion, b. Use of a halter or lead, c. Manually holding the snout
or the scruff of the neck, d. Use of a sling or confinement stand
Answer: d. Use of a sling or confinement stand
What method of permanent identification is commonly used with pigs?
a. Freeze branding
b. Microchip implants
c. Ear tattooing
d. Collars with tags ✔️c. Ear tattooing
Which of the following is an essential component of the routine care of swine?
a. Ear cleaning
b. Hoof trimming
c. Teeth cleaning
d. Tail docking ✔️b. Hoof trimming
To avoid obesity, swine should not be fed more than what percentage of their body weight each
day?
a. 1%
b. 2%
c. 5%
d. 10% ✔️b. 2%
