Ethnology - S1 - swines

describe an extensive farming system

use environmental biotypes, live outside, rustic breeds that have low productive and reproductive traits

describe an intensive farming system

highly technified, animals are housed with total control of the environment, high production performance in a short time period

describe the semi- farming systems

mix of both intensive and extensive, are housed but have access to outside or vice versa, reproductive planning

what characterizes pork type meat

lean meat, skinny pigs

what characterizes bacon type meat

balance of fat and muscle meat, medium weight pigs

what characterizes lard / charcuterie type meat

high fat, cold meat, made from fat pigs

what is heterosis

the increased capacities of the hybrid pig compared to the parents

which are the optimal reproductive pig breeds?

- landrace

- large white

- yorkshire

which are the optimal meat pig breeds

- hampshire

- duroc

- rustic breeds like Iberian

what is the typical eumetric weight of pigs?

around 200-300 kgs

how many teeth do pigs have?

44

how many times a year can a pig give birth?

around 2 or 3 times

how many piglets can a pig have?

can be really high, like 15-20 but it depends on the breeds, some low prolifacy breeds only 5-6