Pigs

• Name a metabolic disease in pigs.

  Anemia.
• How is anemia caused?

  A lack of iron in the haemoglobin.
• How is anemia prevented?

  Through water + feed.
• How is anemia treated in pigs?


  Injecting them with iron dextran.
• What 2 biosecurity mechanisms can prevent disease in pigs?

  Closed piggery, and vaccinations.
• What type of stomach does a pig have?

  Monogastric.
• What is the ideal birth weight of a pig?

  1kg.
• What is the ideal slaughter weight of a pig?

  82kg.
• How old is a pig when it gets slaughtered?

  6 months.
• How long is a pigs gestation period?

  3 weeks, 3 months, and 3 days.
• How long is the oestrous cycle of a pig?

  21 days.
• How big is a pigs average litter?

  11 piglets.
• What is the name for a mature female pig?

  A sow.
• What is the name for a matur male pig?

  A boar.
• What is the name for a new born piglet?

  A bonham.
• What is farrowing?


  Giving birth (for pigs).
• What is the pig dental formula?

  3143 over 3143.
• What is the function of a boar in pig breeding?

  Heat detection.
• What does optimum temperature mean?

  The temperature at which the animal can maintain it's body temperature without weight loss.
• What is the optimum temperature of the farrowing house?

  20º.
• What is the optimum temperature of the bonham area (in the farrowing house)?

  30º.
• What is the optimum area of the weaner house?

  24º.
• What is the optimum area of the fattener / finishing house?

  22º.
• What is the weaner house?


  The place where bonhams are taken from their mothers.
• Why would the bonham need to be attracted away from it's mother?

  The sow could crush or consume her babies.
• Why is preventative medication put in pig's food?

  To prevent disease as to avoid calling a vet since it is very expensive.