Porcine Husbandry/Restraint/Handling

Pigs love to ? and ? ; Use their snout to move things around or mess with

Root and Wallow

A pigs squeal can reach ? decibels which can ? human hearing

130, damage

Pigs have ? side vision, ? forward vision, and a ? directly behind them

monocular, binocular, blind spot

Pigs will try to ? you movements sometimes

mimic

To move a pig, stand

in front or behind shoulder line

Length of pig gestation

114 days

Birthing process of pigs is called

farrowing

Neonate, with mother

suckling

young, no longer with mother

piglet

intact male +6 mo

boar

castrated male

barrow

female not having a litter yet

gilt

female having had a litter

sow

Sows are held in a ? so sucklings are not layed on accidently

Farrowing crates

Piglets are moved to ?

feeder pens

Female pigs will almost always eat the ? if not kept in a farrowing crate

runt

Most common barn seen across ND (the growth and raising of hogs)

Farrow to finish

It takes about ? to grow a piglet to 250-280lbs, ideal for meat harvesting

16 weeks

Hog nutrition is high in

protein, minerals, and nutrients

Hogs need constant access to

clean drinking water

H2O helps regular their

body temp

Pigs cannot ? so they can struggle with heat and cold temps

sweat

Can pigs see directly above them

no

5 ways to restrain/move a pig

board, snare, flag/cane, v-trough, piglet holding

When restraining a pig upside-down, place their spine ? your body

against

Piglet umbilical cords are cut to what length

4”

Piglets are castrated by what age

2 weeks old

What are clipped on piglets after they are born?

needle teeth

Piglets tails are docked to what length at how many hours old?

16mm, 24-72hrs

Piglets rapid growth requires us to give them an

iron injection

What are 6 things that need to be done to a piglet after they are born

umbilical cord cut, castration, tail dock, needle teeth clipped, ear notching, iron injection

What veins are used on a pig for venipuncture

jugular, cephalic, marginal ear