KNOW YOUR CUTS OF MEAT

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KNOW YOUR CUTS OF MEAT
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KNOW YOUR CUTS OF MEAT
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KNOW YOUR CUTS OF MEAT
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Selecting Swine
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TERMS TO KNOW

• Porcine- The scientific name for swine.
• Barrow- A male porcine who is castrated BEFORE
  reaching sexual maturity.
• Gilt- A female porcine who has NOT reached sexual
  maturity.

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TERMS TO KNOW

• Boar- A male porcine.
• Sow- A female porcine who has farrowed at least
  one litter of piglets.
• Farrowing- The process of giving birth to
  piglets.

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Weaning Time

• Weaned at 18-24
• days old

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Battle of the sexes

• Barrow Gilt
• Gilts are usually chosen over barrows because
  they mature faster.
• Why is this important?

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Structural Soundness

• Structural soundness
• is important for
• 1) Travel
• 2) Mobility

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Structural Soundness

• Undesirable Desirable
• Undesirable front
  Desirable front rear rear leg
  structure leg structure

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NPPC Scoring System for Soundness
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Market

• Types of market swine
• Meat type
• Lard type

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Market Swine

• Meat type
• Lean cuts of meat
• Pork Chops
• Bacon
• Ham
• Lard type
• Lard
• Soap

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DO YOU KNOW?

• Define Gilt
• Define Barrow
• Define Boar
• Define Sow

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DO YOU KNOW

• Name 2 lean cuts of pork
• What is lard used for?
• Name 2 reasons why structural soundness is
  important.
• How old are piglets at weaning?
• What are the 3 scores of structural soundness?

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Lets Place a Class

• 1 2 3
• 4

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Sources

• IMS
• http//www.thepigsite.com/backroom/Default.asp?ARE
  ANewsdisplay103
• http//central.showpig.com
• http//thefoody.com/basic/pork.html
• http//www.askthemeatman.com/pork_ham_cuts.htm