Pork - Where Does Your Food Come From

Karna Dam Author

01/14/2021 Added

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Ag Literacy video to show younger children how pork gets from the farm to their plates.

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[00:00:00.182](upbeat music)
[00:00:09.153](bacon sizzling)
[00:00:17.117]Mm.
[00:00:18.560]Is there anyone who doesn't just love the smell of bacon?
[00:00:23.710]Or maybe you prefer pork chops or ham.
[00:00:26.550]One of my favorite sandwiches is a grilled ham and cheese.
[00:00:30.490]Or maybe you like barbecued ribs.
[00:00:32.730]Another one of my favorites.
[00:00:34.940]We don't always think about where our food comes from.
[00:00:39.120]Does it come from the grill? No.
[00:00:43.610]Does it come from the refrigerator? No.
[00:00:48.100]Does it come from the store? No.
[00:00:52.530]Pork comes from pigs
[00:00:54.160]and in order for us to be able to enjoy
[00:00:56.340]any of these wonderful pork products,
[00:00:58.800]we have to thank the farmers who produce the pigs.
[00:01:02.210]Now, as you can see, pigs come in a variety of colors.
[00:01:06.840]Each color represents a different breed:
[00:01:09.510]Spots, Landrace, Yorkshire, Duroc, Hampshire, and Berkshire
[00:01:15.380]are the most popular breeds of pigs raised in Nebraska.
[00:01:19.660]Did you know that in Nebraska
[00:01:21.840]there are more than 3.8 million pigs.
[00:01:26.880]Iowa produces the most pigs in the United States
[00:01:30.320]and Nebraska ranks sixth.
[00:01:32.550]That's a lot of pork.
[00:01:35.360]How would you like to visit a pig farm?
[00:01:37.670]In order for us to learn more about
[00:01:39.610]where our food comes from,
[00:01:41.300]let's go right to the farm that produces it.
[00:01:44.770]This is the farrowing barn.
[00:01:46.880]The word farrowing means to give birth.
[00:01:50.080]The mother pig is called a sow.
[00:01:53.170]The sow will have baby pigs
[00:01:55.870]and the group of baby pigs is called a litter.
[00:01:59.400]One sow will normally have 12 to 14 baby pigs.
[00:02:04.720]Baby pigs are called piglets.
[00:02:07.260]The piglets weigh between two and three pounds
[00:02:10.530]when they are born.
[00:02:12.160]That is about what a bag of apples weighs.
[00:02:15.550]Piglets are able to walk right away
[00:02:18.190]from the time they're born.
[00:02:21.080]I used a lot of new words there.
[00:02:23.300]Let's review those words.
[00:02:25.610]Farrow, to give birth.
[00:02:28.360]Sow, a mother pig.
[00:02:31.330]Litter, the group of piglets
[00:02:34.080]that a sow gives birth to at one time.
[00:02:38.080]Piglet, the baby pig.
[00:02:41.620]Now let's go back to the barn.
[00:02:44.290]The sow weighs between 400 and 500 pounds.
[00:02:48.340]So to protect the piglets the sow has her own space
[00:02:52.460]and the piglets can move freely around her
[00:02:54.810]without getting hurt.
[00:02:57.770]We keep the piglets warm by using heat lamps.
[00:03:01.230]The piglets also have unlimited access to milk,
[00:03:04.870]and boy can they eat.
[00:03:08.550]The piglets will remain with the sow, drinking milk,
[00:03:11.920]for about three weeks or 21 days.
[00:03:15.090]They will then be weaned because they are big enough
[00:03:18.090]to eat feed on their own and no longer need to drink milk.
[00:03:22.730]That is when they get moved to the next barn
[00:03:25.170]called the nursery.
[00:03:26.870]At this point, the piglets weigh between 15 and 20 pounds.
[00:03:31.220]They will stay in the nursery for four to five weeks.
[00:03:36.170]The barns are temperature controlled.
[00:03:38.300]It is important to keep pigs comfortable.
[00:03:41.090]Did you know that pigs can't sweat?
[00:03:43.940]Pigs do not have any sweat glands.
[00:03:46.290]So the farmer keeps the pigs in barns
[00:03:48.640]where they can control the temperature,
[00:03:50.800]so the pigs are comfortable
[00:03:52.140]no matter what the temperature is outside.
[00:03:56.480]While in the nursery, piglets get to eat
[00:03:58.920]all the feed they want.
[00:04:00.630]Their feed is made up of ground corn, soybean meal
[00:04:04.140]and some vitamins and minerals to help them grow.
[00:04:07.260]Just like you eat a balanced diet,
[00:04:09.640]the pigs do too.
[00:04:11.310]One really cool pig fact is that their stomach
[00:04:14.430]and your stomach work just the same.
[00:04:17.630]The last stop on our tour is the finishing barn.
[00:04:20.840]At this point, the pigs are about eight weeks old
[00:04:23.730]when they enter the finishing barn.
[00:04:25.980]This is where the pigs will stay
[00:04:27.580]until they are ready for market.
[00:04:29.690]They come into the barn at 60 to 80 pounds
[00:04:33.120]and will remain here until they weigh about 280 pounds.
[00:04:37.490]It only takes a pig six months to grow to the point
[00:04:40.920]when they are ready for market.
[00:04:43.600]Once the pigs get to 280 pounds,
[00:04:46.720]they are going to leave the farm and be processed
[00:04:49.150]into the meat you enjoy eating.
[00:04:51.980]So let's talk about the meat:
[00:04:54.490]bacon, pork chops, sausage, hot dogs, Polish sausage,
[00:05:00.270]ham, pork loin, ribs, roast, and kielbasa.
[00:05:05.560]All of these great things come from pigs.
[00:05:08.760]Pork is a great source of protein.
[00:05:12.570]One of the nice things with pork is that it fits well
[00:05:15.810]into your breakfast, lunch or dinner menu.
[00:05:18.990]It is low in calorie
[00:05:20.520]and is a great source of vitamins and minerals in your diet.
[00:05:24.880]Pigs are amazing animals.
[00:05:26.670]They give us a lot
[00:05:27.810]and I am thankful for all of the pig farmers
[00:05:29.950]who work hard to allow me to enjoy the great flavors
[00:05:32.980]when I sit down to pork on my plate.

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