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Swine Vocabulary

Swine Vocabulary. Boar- mature male swine Gilt- Young female swine that has not had a litter Hog- large swine weighing over 250 pounds Pig- small swine weighing less than 250 pounds. Swine Vocabulary. Pork- the flesh of a pig or hog used as food Sow- a mature female swine

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Swine Vocabulary

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  1. Swine Vocabulary • Boar- mature male swine • Gilt- Young female swine that has not had a litter • Hog- large swine weighing over 250 pounds • Pig- small swine weighing less than 250 pounds

  2. Swine Vocabulary • Pork- the flesh of a pig or hog used as food • Sow- a mature female swine • Swine- Any of the family of mammals having short legs, cloven hooves, bristly hair and a hard snout used for digging

  3. Swine Vocabulary • Piglet- offspring of a swine (baby) • Barrow- castrated male in the swine family • Farrowing: giving birth in swine • Gestation: 3 months 3 weeks 3 days

  4. Truth or Hogwash 1. Pigs eat and eat and really “pig out.”

  5. Truth or Hogwash • Pigs eat and eat and really “pig out.” Hogwash: the stop eating when they have had enough.

  6. Truth or Hogwash • 2. Pigs are not stupid. They are as smart as dogs.

  7. Truth or Hogwash • 2. Pigs are not stupid. They are as smart as dogs. • True- they can be taught to do tricks such as fetching. They have been trained to serve as mine sniffers in battlefields.

  8. Truth or Hogwash • 3. Pigs never grow to weigh more than 1,000 pounds.

  9. Truth or Hogwash • 3. Pigs never grow to weigh more than 1,000 pounds. • Hogwash: the heaviest hog in history, Big Bill, weighed 2,552 pounds.

  10. Truth or Hogwash • 4. Pigs have small eyes and poor eyesight.

  11. Truth or Hogwash • 4. Pigs have small eyes and poor eyesight. • True: but they have a strong sense of smell.

  12. Truth or Hogwash • 5. Pigs don’t sweat.

  13. Truth or Hogwash • 5. Pigs don’t sweat. • True- no sweat glands

  14. Vocabulary/Note Review • 6. What is a female pig called? • A. Hog • B. Sow • C. Swine

  15. Vocabulary/Note Review • 6. What is a female pig called? • A. Hog • B. Sow • C. Swine

  16. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Which is bigger? • A. Hog • B. Pig • C. They are both the same size

  17. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Which is bigger? • A. Hog • B. Pig • C. They are both the same size

  18. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Young female that has never had a baby: • A. Sow • B. Piglet • C. Gilt • D. Barrow

  19. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Young female that has never had a baby: • A. Sow • B. Piglet • C. Gilt • D. Barrow

  20. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Offspring of swine: • A. Calf • B. Piglet • C. Sow • D. Gilt

  21. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Offspring of swine: • A. Calf • B. Piglet • C. Sow • D. Gilt

  22. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Mature male swine • A. Barrow • B. Sow • C. Boar • D. Gilt

  23. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Mature male swine • A. Barrow • B. Sow • C. Boar • D. Gilt

  24. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Castrated male in the swine family • A. Barrow • B. Gilt • C. Boar • D. Sow

  25. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Castrated male in the swine family • A. Barrow • B. Gilt • C. Boar • D. Sow

  26. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Meat from pigs • A. Beef • B. Mutton • C. Pork • D. Swine

  27. Vocabulary/Notes Review • Meat from pigs • A. Beef • B. Mutton • C. Pork • D. Swine

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