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a. Anas platyrhynchos
b. Ovis aries
c. Gallus gallus
d. Sus scrofa
e. Bos taurus
Hog Zoological Scheme
Kingdom ANIMALIA
Phylum CHORDATA (backbone)
Class MAMMALIA (warm-
blooded, young suckle)
Order ARTIODACTYLA
even-toed
Family SUIDAE
Genus SUS
Species SCROFA / VITTATUS
Sub-species DOMESTICUS
Sus scrofa is a wild hog of
continental Europe from which
most domestic swine have
been derived.
b. Farrowing
c. Calving
d. Foaling
e. Lambing
QUESTION # 3
III - 1,893,580
IV - 2,266,010
V 776,160
VIII 998,990
VI - 1,477,500
VII 971,210
CARAGA 397,970
IX 809,070 X 798,020
XI 937,640
XII 849,140
ARMM 272,480
Commercial: 29%
Backyard: 71%
Backyard farm beginning stocks this year went
down by 1.00 percent while, commercial farms
inventory registered a 9.37 percent increase
against beginning stocks of 2007.
QUESTION # 11
2,000,000
BATANGAS
1,800,000 611,720
1,600,000
1,400,000 DAVAO
1,200,000 BULACAN ILOILO CITY
pop'n
REG IO N XI
REG IO N VII
REG IO N IV
REG IO N VI
regions
Breeds of Swine
QUESTION # 12
The Philippine Native Swine is
generally characterized by the
following, except
a. late maturing and small
b. mostly solid black or black and
white in color
c. straight back
d. with weak pasterns
e. none of the above
Philippine Native Swine
Muscle Pig
Pietrain, Belgium
General characteristics
Spotted black and white
Ears pointed, some drooping
Extremely muscular (ham, loin & shoulder)
Thin backfat
Weakness:
Hind legs
Highly susceptible to stress
Hampshire
The Belt
Hampshire, England
General characteristics:
Black with white belt around the shoulder and
body including the foreleg.
Feed efficiency excellent
Weakness:
Small litter size at birth and weaning
Poor mothering ability
Black color being associated to being fat
QUESTION # 17
Examples are:
Babcock, Camborough, Cotswold,
Hypor, Seghers, Minnesota No.1,
Nieuw Dalland
Poland China
From USA
General characteristics:
Black with 6 white points:
4 feet, poll, switch
Ears drooping
Full jowl
Berkshire
Berkshire, England
General characteristics:
Black with 6 white points: 4 feet, forehead
switch of the tail
Long bodied
Weakness:
Small litter size, late maturing, thick backfat and
black skin
Production
Systems
QUESTION # 19
b. 8 months old
c. 7 months old
d. 5 months old
e. 12 months old
Gilts should be bred at 8 months old to
farrow the first litter at about a year old.
Very young gilts at first farrowing
usually have smaller litter size than
older gilts.
Age at first farrowing also affect the
lifetime reproductive performance of the
sow.
Very young animals also manifest less
maternal instinct to take care of her
young.
QUESTION # 21
Swelling of vulva,
presence of meconium
(piglets feces)
Restlessness
1. Semen evaluation
Collecting fresh semen sample
and examining the volume,
motility, concentration and
morphology
2. Test mating
Observing the new boars sexual
behavior and ability to serve the
female
QUESTION # 31
Ear notching
QUESTION # 36
ADG = 90 kg 25 kg
90 days
= 0.722 kg
QUESTION # 39
FE = 200 kg
90 25 kg
= 3.1
Lower FE, better performance
QUESTION # 40
Solution:
July 18, 2009 + 21 days
= August 8, 2009
Solution:
July 18, 2009 + 114 days
= November 9, 2009
QUESTION # 43
Solution:
500 g or 0.5 kg = 85 kg 15 kg
???
??? = 70/.5
WEANERS 30 to 40 cm
BIGGER ANIMALS 40 to 50 cm
(grower-finisher,
breeder)
QUESTION # 50