ANIMAL SCIENCE

• Animalia - Kingdom of pig
• Chordata - Phylum of pig
• Mammalia - Class of pig
• Artidactyla - Order of pig
• Suidae - Family of Pig
• Sus - Genus of Pig
• Scrofa/Vittatus - Species of Pig
• domesticus - Sub species of Pig
• Sus scrofa -the wild boar of Europe found north of the Alps
• Sus vittatus -the wild pig now only found wild in the Malay Peninsula
• lacrimal bone - S. scrofa and S. vittatus is based on the shape
• Philippine Native Pig -Indigenous animals belong to a large undefined population of individuals without any uniform traits usually ascribed to a breed.
• Sus philippinensis -other scientific name of Luzon Warty Pig
• Sus barbatus - other scientific name of Visayan bearded pig
• Landrace -was developed in Denmark for the production of high quality bacon
• Yorkshire -English bacon breed neighboring countries in Northern England.
• Duroc - breed of hogs had its origin in the Eastern United States and in the Corn belt.ranging from very high light golden to very dark red that approaches the color of mahogany.
• Pietrain -, the village from which the breed takes its name, was the birthplace of the breed.outstanding muscle development in the ham, loin and shoulder.
• Hampshire -was organized in Boone country Kentucky, just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati.is the

  white blet around the shoulder and body including the foreleg.
• Poland of China -South western Ohio in the fertile area known as the Miami Valley
• Berksshire -is the short and sometimes upturned nose is the short and sometimes upturned nose.
• 114 days - A sow is pregnant for about how many days
• Diani - upgrade of native pigs Batangas with Berkshire
• Kaman - upgrade of native pig Batangas with Duroc
• Berkjala - ⅝ Berkshire and ⅜ Jalajal pig (Rizal)
• Miracle pig - ½ large white ¼ landrace ¼ native
• Physical Examination -attention should be given to body condition and conformation, including the back and legs, and

  locomotor function.
• Genital Examination -An appreciation of normal testicular consistency is necessary to detect subtle changes. The penis and prepuce should be examined for abnormalities during semen collection.
• Semen Collection - allows evaluation of boar libido and ability to breed, and it provides a sample ejaculate for quality

  assessment
• Dummy or phantom - most commonly used in collecting semen of boars
• Sperm can be categorized into three groups

  • normal
  • sperm with abnormal heads
  • and sperm with abnormal tails
• 110 to 147 days or about 5 months -Some boars reach the age of puberty at what days or months
• 7 or less - Age (in months) No. of Services per week none
• 8 to 10 -Age (in months) No. of Services per week 1 or every 5-10 days
• 11 -Age (in months) No. of Services per week 1 or every 4 days
• 12 -Age (in months) No. of Services per week 2 or every 3 days
• 18 and over - Age (in months) No. of Services per week 3 – 7 or every other day
• 1:20-30 ratio - what ratio is generally recommended
• 2.0 kgs/day + 0.5 kgs -This amount of feed is needed for (1) body maintenance and (2) semen

  production.
• 30-40 days - Rearing Period of Weaners