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Swine

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Purpose of swine

Back (Answer)

meat

#2
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Fossil records of hogs trace back to

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40 million years ago

#3
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How many pigs came with Christopher Columbus

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8 pigs

#4
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Hernando de Soto‐ brought 15 pigs to

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Tampa Bay, Florida

#5
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Sir Walter Raleigh brought sows to

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Jamestown

#6
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Major pork producing state in mid 1600

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Pennsylvania

#7
Front (Question)

After the Revolution war the swine production moved to the

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west

#8
Front (Question)

Cincinnati became know as

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Porkopolis

#9
Front (Question)

Pork Barrel

Back (Answer)

pork used to be cut and stored in barrels

#10
Front (Question)

Earmark

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type of identification

#11
Front (Question)

Wall Street

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market trading

#12
Front (Question)

“living high in the hog”

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doing well in life; making money

#13
Front (Question)

Countries with the highest swine production

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• China • U.S • Germany • Spain • Brazil

#14
Front (Question)

Top states of swine production

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• Iowa • North Carolina • Minnesota • Illinois

#15
Front (Question)

Why was there a drop in the number of farms during early 90s?

Back (Answer)

The cost of the products was relatively cheap meaning the farms were not making a profit and therefore went out of business. Only those with sufficient money were able to sustain themselves during that period.

#16
Front (Question)

Barrow

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castrated male

#17
Front (Question)

Gilt

Back (Answer)

female that has not farrowed

#18
Front (Question)

Saw

Back (Answer)

female that has farrowed

#19
Front (Question)

Boar

Back (Answer)

mature male

#20
Front (Question)

Stag

Back (Answer)

lat castrated male

#21
Front (Question)

Rearrange from start to finish Farrowing, Finishing, Breeding-gestation, Nursery

Back (Answer)

• Breeding-gestation • Farrowing • Nursery • Finish

#22
Front (Question)

Purpose of gestation

Back (Answer)

Get saw pregnant

#23
Front (Question)

What are reasons to have individual/separated crates

Back (Answer)

• Saws tend to fight to establish pecking order - Poor feed management

#24
Front (Question)

Why are we heading towards Modern gestation housing

Back (Answer)

More spacious allowing sows to freely walk around while having individual feed area and place to rest/lay down