11:067:142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hernando De Soto, Wild Boar, Estrous Cycle
29 Feb 2016
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Domesticated from asian wild boar and european wild boar. Arrival in western hemisphere by columbus to west indies, hernando de soto brought to florida. Easily moldable different shapes and sizes, producing various things. Short generation interval: early puberty 5-7 months of age, short gestation 3 months 3 weeks 3 days. Domestic hog: male mature at 350 lbs, can grow up to 1,000 lbs, females mature at 275 lbs, can grow to 900 lbs. Mini pig developed for research: sexually mature at 120 lbs, selectively bred from vietnamese pot-bellied pigs. Teacup: mature at 40-50 lbs, color dominance in white>black>red passed along fathers line of genesj. Gilt: female hasn"t given birth unpredictable due date, smaller litter. Sow: female has farrowed a litter predictable due dates, larger litters. Boar: intact male hog kept only for breeding purposes. *testosterone makes meat taste bad farrowing: period between birth and weaning feeder pig: newly weaned finishing: production phase between nursery and market.
