In the last 3 years, in Minnesota (US), bearing in mind that the minimum temperatures in winter have decreased, the difference in the weight of marketed pigs between summer and winter...
Results
Correct answer
The correct answer is that the difference has decreased. One of the more interesting things to observe is that in the last three years, the average annual minimum live weight has been increasing even though the average low temperatures in winter have been falling. Summer weights have remained very stable over the same three years. This suggests that increased control is being exercised to manage weight variation and respond to optimal weight marketing
Questions
19-Aug-2014 What is the role of the compensations to the farmers in the case of ASF outbreaks? 30% correct
12-Aug-2014 With respect to the presence of swine influenza viruses on farms, some of the identified risk factors are: 40% correct
05-Aug-2014 What has been the impact of PED in US on the weight at slaughter of the pigs? 42% correct
29-Jul-2014 What is the reason that the congenital PRRSV infection is basically restricted to the end of the gestation? 34% correct
Random questions
08-Nov-2023 What is one of the main strategies to reduce skatole levels (one of the molecules contributing to boar taint)? 67% correct
02-Oct-2019 What are the benefits of feeding fiber to the sows the days before farrowing? 48% correct
07-Sep-2017 Which of these functions is not related to the aminoacid threonine? 35% correct
01-Jul-2014 In which areas is the ASF currently located? 34% correct
Easy questions
11-Oct-2023 Which assay can be used for rotavirus A, B, and C? 87% correct
20-Dec-2023 What is the World Health Organization's definition of One Health? 73% correct
07-Apr-2021 Which is a risk factor for colibacillosis presentation in the nursery? 84% correct
13-Oct-2021 Which method is most commonly used in slaughterhouses to detect and classify boar taint in carcasses of entire male pigs? 76% correct
Difficult questions
01-Jul-2020 How much lower was the US pork price on April 24 compared to March 24? 29% correct
30-May-2019 A possible use of probiotics in sows is 27% correct
13-Sep-2023 How did France's pig production evolve in 2022? 29% correct
20-Jun-2018 What has been the evolution in the production of organic pork in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2017? 29% correct