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Behaviour, Handling & Welfare Quiz on Pig Production & Welfare, created by Hannah-Marie Rhodes on 02/11/2019.

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Pig Production & Welfare

Question 1 of 11

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Basic Facts
(What - Name - Housing)

Birth - -
Weaning - -
Transfer - -
Slaughter - - Growing Shed
Breeding Selection - -
Lactaion - - Farrowing Area
Weaning - Sow -

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    Piglet
    Farrowing Area
    Weaner
    Weaner Deck
    Grower/Finisher
    Growing Shed
    Baconer/Porker
    Gilt
    Gilt Ranges
    Sow
    Mating Area

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Question 2 of 11

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Efficiency

Feed to Meat Ratio -
= Total

Feed to Meat Price Ratio -
=

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    Feed Used / Total Carcass Weight Sold
    $/kg Carcass / $/kg Feed
    How many kg of feed = 1 kg of carcass?
    How much profit is made?

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Question 3 of 11

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Factors Affecting Profitability

1.
2.
3.
4.

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Question 4 of 11

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Pig Breeds used to produce slaughter generation:




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Question 5 of 11

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Weekly Events

Farrowing - ( Weds, Thurs, Fri, Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat )
Weaning - ( Thurs, Fri, Weds )
Mating - ( Mon/Tues/Weds, Weds/Thurs/Fri, Fri/Sat/Sun )
Abbatoir - ( Tues, Mon, Weds )

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Question 6 of 11

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Sow Reproduction
Puberty @
Oestrus cycle =
Mated
Gestation =
Lactation =
Weaning to Mating again =
Piglets per litter =
Mortality before weaning =
Mortality after weaning =

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    6 months
    21 days
    2-3x per year
    3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days
    28 days
    7 days
    10-14
    10%
    3%

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Question 7 of 11

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Boar Reproduction
Effect on in sows and gilts
Services per week =
Natural mating =
Artificial Insemination =

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    oestrus
    2-3
    1 Boar to 15-20 Sows
    1 Boar to 45-60 Sows

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Question 8 of 11

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Farrowing Systems
Domestic Sows produce litters

System Achievements:
Decrease
High
Easier
Separation of
Safe and easy

Cant be in crate...
before farrowing
for lactation

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    large
    pre-weaning mortality
    levels of hygiene to prevent disease
    piglet management
    Sows during lactation
    access by staff
    >5 days
    >4 weeks
    Without material that can be manipulated

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Question 9 of 11

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Mortality
Adaption Problem: Piglets transitioned from a environment to

Approx. of mortality occurs in the first
-
- must overcome challenges

mortality indoor with crates - outdoors
Main causes:
-
-
-

Piglet deficiencies
- low
- immature
- limited

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    protected, controlled, intra-uterine
    unpredictable external environment
    70%
    3 days
    Asphyxiation at birth
    respiratory, immunological, digestive,
    nutritional and thermoregulatory
    12%
    18%
    stillbirth/poor viability
    starvation
    accidental crushing
    energy reserves
    immune system
    ability to conserve heat

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Question 10 of 11

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High and Low Viability Survival Characteristics

High:
-
- born
- higher
- more frequently
- rapidly

Low:
-
- born
- longer
- born
- take
- born with

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    heavier @ birth >1kg
    earlier in litter
    low birth weight <1kg
    later in litter
    birth interval bt/w piglets
    rectal temp 1hr post birth
    weak
    longer to make udder contact
    a damaged/ruptured umbilical cord
    attempting to stand and walk
    find udder and suckle colostrum

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Question 11 of 11

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Piglet Husbandry Procedures
1. Teeth
- clipping or grinding
- removes
- prevents and

2. Tail
- prevent
- must be

3. Fostering & Equalising
- adjust to
- group

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    @ <5 days old
    sharp points on needle teeth
    facial injuries to litter mates
    damage to teat and udder
    tail biting (Vice)
    performed by vet if 7+ days old
    # piglets suckling
    functional teat number
    even sized piglets together
    Reduction
    Docking
    litter size

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