SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
1. herd animals: protection
2. prey animal behaviour: avoid threats
Pig animal behaviours
1. step back to release pressure
2. if applying pressure with no room to move the pig will circle around the handler
and panic
pig flight zone
1. 310-330 vision
2. blind spot directly behind them
3. poor depth and distance perception
pig vision
good hearing and sensitive to sudden noises
pig hearing quality
1. pig board
2. simulate walls, to block movement or restrain in a corner
What is this called and what is it used for
1. paddle
2. steer a pig in the appropriate direction
What is this called and what is it used for
, 1. flapper
2. create noise to move pigs
what is this called and what is it used for
1. snare
3. placed behind upper jaw to restrain pig
what is this and what is it used for
38.7-39.7
pig rectal temperature range
70-120
pig heart rate range
15-30
pig respiratory rate
0-5
pig BCS range
1. presence of testes
2. ventrally located penis
3. presence of vulva below anal opening
4. sows have large mammary development from nursing their piglets
how to identify the sex of a pig
1. NLIS PIC
2. permanent identification
name this equipment and purpose