Define the following terms: boar, barrow, gilt, and sow

What will be an ideal response?


A boar is an intact male pig capable of breeding. A barrow is a castrated male pig. A sow is an adult female pig sexually mature. A gilt is a female pig that has not had a litter.

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a. carcass type c. type of wool b. point of origin d. the number of young produced

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A. 12 psia B. 14.7 psia C. 10 psig D. 0 psig

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