Swine Terminology

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Across
  1. 3. males that were castrated at a young age usually destined for market
  2. 6. a deep water or mud hole created by or for hogs and used for cooling and skin parasite control
  3. 9. swine under 120 pounds
  4. 10. heating fat to drive out moisture and remove impurities
  5. 11. baby pig
  6. 13. swine giving birth
  7. 14. older female that has given birth to atleast one litter
  8. 15. boar that is castrated after maturity
Down
  1. 1. bits of browned meat and skin removed when rendering lard
  2. 2. swine weighing over 120 pounds
  3. 4. swine weighing 220 pounds and ready for butcher
  4. 5. a generic term for every kind of hog and pig
  5. 7. rendered hog fat
  6. 8. pig of weaning age
  7. 12. sexually mature male used for breeding
  8. 13. pigs from 175 to 275 pounds
  9. 16. younger female usually destined for breeding