What describes a feeder-to-finish operation in swine production?

• A. Swine operation that raises weanling pigs to market weight
• B. A system where pigs are kept for breeding only
• C. A dairy-style operation for pigs
• D. A farm that buys fat hogs and resells them as seed stock

Answer: (A)

Feeder-to-finish focuses on taking pigs after they are weaned and growing them to market weight for slaughter, with no breeding or farrowing work on the same operation. The pigs enter as weanlings and are fed and managed through finishing to the weight buyers consider market-ready. That makes the description of raising weanling pigs to market weight the best fit, since it centers on finishing young pigs to market rather than breeding stock or other roles. The other scenarios involve breeding stock, dairy-style production, or purchasing already fat hogs for seed stock, which are not characteristic of a feeder-to-finish operation.