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• Swine- Any of the family of

mammals having short legs, cloven hooves, bristly hair and a hard snout used for digging

• 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

Swine Vocabulary

Truth or Hogwash

1. Pigs eat and eat and really “pig out.”

Truth or Hogwash

1. Pigs eat and eat and really “pig out.”

Hogwash: the stop eating when they have had enough.

Truth or Hogwash

•2. Pigs are not stupid. They are as smart as dogs.

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.

Truth or Hogwash

•3. Pigs never grow to weigh more than 1,000

pounds.

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.

Truth or Hogwash

•4. Pigs have small eyes and poor eyesight.

Truth or Hogwash

•4. Pigs have small eyes and poor eyesight.

• True: but they have a strong sense of smell.

Truth or Hogwash

•5. Pigs don’t sweat.

Truth or Hogwash

•5. Pigs don’t sweat.•True- no sweat

glands

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• 6. What is a female pig called?–A. Hog–B. Sow–C. Swine

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• 6. What is a female pig called?–A. Hog–B. Sow–C. Swine

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• Which is bigger?–A. Hog–B. Pig–C. They are both the same size

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• Which is bigger?–A. Hog–B. Pig–C. They are both the same size

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• Young female that has never had a baby:–A. Sow–B. Piglet–C. Gilt–D. Barrow

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• Young female that has never had a baby:–A. Sow–B. Piglet–C. Gilt–D. Barrow

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• Offspring of swine:–A. Calf–B. Piglet–C. Sow–D. Gilt

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• Offspring of swine:– A. Calf– B. Piglet– C. Sow– D. Gilt

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•Mature male swine–A. Barrow–B. Sow–C. Boar–D. Gilt

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•Mature male swine–A. Barrow–B. Sow–C. Boar–D. Gilt

• Castrated male in the swine family

• A. Barrow• B. Gilt• C. Boar• D. Sow

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• Castrated male in the swine family

• A. Barrow• B. Gilt• C. Boar• D. Sow

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•Meat from pigs–A. Beef–B. Mutton–C. Pork–D. Swine

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•Meat from pigs–A. Beef–B. Mutton–C. Pork–D. Swine

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