1. Swine Industry

2. Swine Trivia  How did Wall Street get it name? –Free roaming pigs once rampaged through New York City. They erected a wall to help prevent this.  Where did the saying “living high on the hog” come from? –Enlisted men who received shoulder and leg cuts of pork while officers received the top loin cuts.

3. Industry  USA Pork Production –USA Second in the world  China is number one. –Corn Belt  Feed availability www.geog.umn.edu/ courses/3101/

4. Pork Industry  Leading States –Iowa, North Carolina, Minnesota, Illinois, and Indiana  Trends  1. Swine farms are getting fewer in number in NC but the farms are larger.  2. Health concerns have caused an increase in the consumption of poultry.  3. Most swine farmers grow on contract. (What is this called?) insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/ michodo/micounty.gif

5. Industry Organization  Classified by type  Four Types –Seedstock –Farrowing Operations –Finishing Operations –Farrow to Finish

6. Organization  Seedstock –Provide breeding stock hogs  To better the genetics, thus profitability  Farrowing Operations –Maintain sows and sell young pigs to Finishers www.ces.purdue.edu/ pork/main.html

7. Organization  Finishing Operation –Feed hogs until slaughter  5-6 months  240-270 pounds  Farrow to Finish –Complete process from farrowing to slaughter.

8. The Other White Meat http://www.otherwhitemeat.com/default.asp?m=rec

9. Hog Quality Grades http://ars.sdstate.edu/AnimalEval/Swine/QualityGrades.htm

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