AGR 2350 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Humus, Escherichia Coli, Antibiotics
19 Oct 2016
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Agr 2350 midterm notes swine industry. Consumption by country mirrors hog population: china: consumes 48% of global pork consumption. Most popular meat on earth: total consumption exceeds all other meats combined. Food = bowl full of value added sunlight and flavoured water: on exam. Canadian hog inventory: manitoba, ontario, quebec, alberta. Quality: taste/flavour, health & safety, appearance. Pork oxidises faster than other meats: emotional (animal well-being) Pork competes with chicken for leanness: protein, fat, calories, and cholesterol are all very similar. Important b/c upper critical temp. slows livestock production down: social, air quality. Trend: towards multiple site production and integrated pork production. Finishing unit (2000 head, all in-all out) 3 sow units 8 weaner units 16-24 g/f units. Advantages: minimal disease transfer, specialization at different levels. Disadvantages: administrative costs: high levels of coordination and organization, economies of scale: requires large volumes of pigs, managing early-weaned sow and young, weaned piglets, qualified labour.
