ASC102

Exam 2

Maternal (pig)

• Good mothers

• Efficient producers of pigs

• Logevity

Terminal (pigs)

• Good carcass traits

• Rapid growth

• Feed efficient

• Lean meat, muscle

Yorkshire

Maternal

• Erect ears

• Good mothers

• Durable

• White

Landrace

Maternal

• White

• Droop ears

• Large litters

• Good milkers

Chester White

Maternal

• White

• Droop Ears

• Most durable

• Longevity

Duroc

Terminal

• Red

• Droop ears

• Fast growth

• Good meat quality

• Lean carcass

Berkshire

Terminal

• Black, 6 white points

• Erect ears

• Quality carcass

Hampshire

Terminal

• Black, white belt

• Erect ears

• Lean/muscular

• Quality carcass

Piglet checklist

• Disinfect navel w/iodine

• Clip needle teeth

• Dock tails

• Ear notch

• Iron injection

• Castrate males

Challenges in pig industry

• Biosecurity

• Waste removal

• Odors

Pig population ranks

1. Iowa

2. Minnesota

3. North Carolina

Phases of pig development

1. Starter

2. Grower

3. Developer

4. Finisher

Estrous cycle in pigs

• Lenth - 21 days

• Estrus - 50hrs

• Puberty - 7-9 months

Light (horses)

• Refined body

• Riding

• 900-1200lbs

• Energetic

Draft (horses)

• Broad

• For pulling

• 1600-2400lbs

• Calm

• Powerful

Thoroughbred

Light

• Racing

• Sport

• Speed

• England

Arabian

Light

• Endurance

• Refined features

• Efficient

• Arabian Peninsula

Quarterhorse

Light

• Ranch work

• Muscular

• Versatile

• USA

Standardbred

Light

• Harness racing

• Muscular

• Calm

• USA/New England

Saddlebred

Light

• Show horse

• Elegant

• Animated gait

• Energetic

• KY

Clydesdale

Draft

• Tall

• Powerful

• Bay, white marks

• Scotland

Percheron

Draft

• Large

• Muscular

• Gray/black

• Strong

• Athletic

• France

Belgian

Draft

• Large/muscular

• Chesnut

• Pulling

• Belgium

Top states for horses

1. Texas

2. KY

3. Oklahoma

Charolais

Continental

• White/cream

• Pronounced muscle

• France

Limousin

Continental

• Golden red - black

• Muscular

• France

Simmental

Continental

• Red or yellow (white markings)

• Originally dual purpose

• Switzerland

Brangus

American

• 5/8 angus, 3/8 brahman

• Good carcass

• Heat tolerance

• Southeast USA

Beefmaster

American

• Hereford, shorthorn, brahman cross

• Weight

• Milk

• Hardiness

• Texas

Santa Gertrudis

American

• 5/8 shorthorn, 3/8 brahman

• Heat tolerance

• Texas

Phases of developement for cattle

1. Cow-calf

2. Feedlot

3. Stocker

4. Packer

Merino

• Finest wool

• Rams (horned), Ewes (polled)

• Medium

• OOS breeder

• Prolificacy 125%

• Spain

Rabouillet

• Fine wool

• Medium - large

• OOS breeder

• Prolificacy 125%

• France

Corridale

• Medium wool

• Polled

• Some leg wool

• Prolificacy 120%

Polypay

• Medium wool

• Polled

• Wool on legs

• Prolificacy 200%

• US (Idaho)

Cotswold

• Coarse wool

• Polled

• No wool on legs

• Large

• Rare

• England

Dorper

Hair type

• Polled

• Solid white or black head

• Medium

• Prolificacy 200%

• South Africa

Katahdin

Hair type

• Any hair

• Small - medium

• OOS breeder

• Prolificacy 210%

• US (Maine)

Dorset

Meat

• 3/8 - 1/4 blood

• Polled and horned

• Solid white wool on legs

• Medium

• Prolificacy 150-175%

• England

Southdown

Meat

• 3/8 - 1/4 Blood

• Polled

• Brown face/legs

• Wool on ear and legs

• Small - medium

• Prolificacy 125%

• England

Hampshire

Meat

• 3/8 - 1/4 blood

• Polled

• Black face and legs

• Wool cap

• Prolificacy 130%

• Large

• England

Suffolk

Meat

• 3/8 - 1/4 blood

• Polled

• Black face and legs

• No wool on face and legs

• Large

• Prolificacy 150 - 175%