How would you figure out the farrowing rate of a group of sows?
What is a ridgling?
What does depop/repop mean?
What is the weaning‐to‐breeding interval?
What does farrow mean?
What age would a female pig first be bred?
Do you know how to determine a feed conversion rate (FCR)?
How long are pigs pregnant before giving birth?
Have you ever… Been to a pig barn Watched semen being collected AI’d a sow Ultrasounded a sow Clipped needle teeth Given an iron injection Weighed a pig Collected a fecal sample Castrated a pig Checked if a dead piglet was stillborn or died after birth Pulled a stuck pig Watched a pig being born Vaccinated a pig Gone on a visit with a swine veterinarian Docked a tail Read an article about a swine medical case Taken a blood sample from a pig Collected a saliva sample Moved a group of pigs Read a sow card Met a swine veterinarian
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Quiz 2 1/ What is gilt?
2/ What is a boar?
3/ What is a barrow?
4/ What is a sow?
5/ What does cull mean?
6/ What is considered a non‐productive sow day? a) b) c) d)
When a sow is not lactating When a sow has not been bred after weaning When a sow has a negative pregnancy test result All of the above
7/ What is a parity? 8/ What are the most productive parities in a sow’s life? a) b) c) d)
2‐4 5 ‐8 3 ‐6 1‐5
9/ What does NIP stand for? 10/ What is hand‐breeding? a) b) c) d)
When a producer uses a gloved hand to collect semen When you put a sow and boar together in a pen When you put a sow and boar together in a pen and stay with them till intromission When you make a note of a sow and boar breeding
Quiz 3 1/ What are the signs of heat in a female pig? a/ Swollen red vulva b/ Jumping pen mates c/ Rigid stance d/ Low vocalizations e/ All of the above
2/ How many days are a pig’s estrus cycle? a/ 15 b/ 25 c/ 21 d/ 32
3/ What are the three reproductive diseases that all sows in Ontario are vaccinated against? a/ PRRS, Parvovirus, E. coli b/ Parvovirus, Leptospirosis, Erysipelas c/ Diamond‐skin disease, PRRS, Leptospirosis d/ E. coli, Erysipelas, Leptospirosis
4/ Which of the following is correct? a/ boar semen and eggs survives 24 hours b/ boar semen survives 12 hours and eggs 24 hours c/ boar semen and eggs survive 12 hours d/ boar semen survives 24 hours and eggs 12 hours
5/ Why is it important to have a gilt pool?
6/ What is the back pressure test?
7/ What is extender for? a/ to provide an energy source for semen b/ to make the semen less temperature sensitive c/ to make the semen last for 2 weeks d/ to prevent viruses from being passed
8/ If a boar has a high fever when would his semen be affected by that? a/ the same day b/ a week after he recovered c/ a month after recovery d/ 7 weeks after recovery
9/ What is the best temperature for semen to be kept at? a/ 12 0 C b/ 17 0 C c/ 20 0 C d/ body temperature
10/ What does an irregular return mean?
Quiz #4 1/ Why do piglets needs an iron injection before 6 days of age? 2/ What is it called when a sow has an infection of the mammary glands? a) Metritis b) Mastitis c) Agalactia 3/ What is the purpose of split‐suckling a litter? a) b) c) d)
To give the sow a break To take advantage of the largest pigs’ size To make sure the smallest pigs get colostrum To make sure piglets get to try another teat
4/ What are some rules for crossfostering? a) b) c) d)
Crossfoster within 72 hours, move the smallest pigs Crossfoster with 24 hours, move the smallest pigs Crossfoster with 48 hours, move the largest pigs Crossfoster with 24 hours, move the largest pigs
5/ How many litters should a sow have in a year? a) b) c) d)
1.5 2.0 2.3 2.8
6/ What does NIP stand for? 7/ What counts when you figure out pigs per sow per year? a) b) c) d)
Pigs that are weaned Mummified pigs Pigs that die pre‐weaning Pigs that are stillborn
8/ What is a non‐productive sow day?
9/ What is the gestation length of a sow? 10/ Name one piece of information that is important to get from a sow card? Why?
Quiz 5 1/ Name three common management problems for nursery pigs? a) b) c) 2/ What temperature does a newly weaned pig need (3‐week old)? a) b) c) d)
25°C 27°C 32°C 30°C
3/ What is one advantage of water bowls? What is one disadvantage? Advantage: Disadvantage: 4/ What is advantageous about using all‐in/all‐out in a nursery barn? a) Improves the smell of the barn for workers b) Improves the survival rate of the pigs c) It is helpful to clean the water bowls d) It keeps the pigs clean 5/ What does PCVAD stand for? a) Porcine Circovirus additional diseases b) Porcine Circovirus associated diseases c) Porcine Circovirus assorted diseases d) Porcine Circovirus assumed diseases 6/ What is one ingredient that would make a starter ration for nursery pigs expensive?
7/ Name three behavioural problems that occur among nursery pigs? Name one thing that might contribute to that bad behavior. a) b) c) Factor:
8/ Dr. Pittman spoke about the pluses of vaccinating at weaning ‐ after vaccinating in a pen can you see what the advantages of that would be?
9/ Name three advantages of putting pigs together of like‐size in a nursery pen? a) b) c) 10/ If you were doing a herd health visit in a nursery barn name three things you would be looking for? a) b) c)
Quiz 6 1) What is the approximate weight of a market hog? a. 100 kg b. 125 kg c. 115 kg d. 120 kg 2) What makes up the index of a market hog? a. Length and height b. Weight and height c. Backfat and length d. Backfat and weight 3) What is the best index that an Ontario producer can get? a. 115 b. 114 c. 110 d. 125 4) What is the advantage of a higher index?
5) What does ADG stand for?
6) What is a multi‐site production unit? a. A farm with two barns on it b. A farm with a house and barn on it c. A production unit that has barns on two or more geographically separate sites d. A farm that has both sows and finishers on it
7) Mortality in the grower‐finisher period should be: a.
