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PIG HEALTH EVALUATION

PIG HEALTH EVALUATION. SAPPO TRAINING COURSE. How to see if a pig is healthy.

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PIG HEALTH EVALUATION

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  1. PIG HEALTH EVALUATION SAPPO TRAINING COURSE

  2. How to see if a pig is healthy • Whether a pig is for sale or a member of the herd, it is important to know how to examine it to see whether it is healthy – a healthy pig is lively when awake, peaceful when asleep, and has no outward signs of anything wrong

  3. Questions to ask a seller • How old is the pig? • Has it ever been ill? • Has it been vaccinated, and if so, for which diseases? • Has it been treated for parasites? • If it is an adult: Has it ever bred? • Why are you selling this pig?

  4. Examining a pig that is lying down • Does the pig look comfortable and relaxed?

  5. Examining a pig that is lying down • Is it breathing quietly and regularly? • No sounds like wheezing or gasping • Only the chest should rise and fall • If the belly contracts when the pig breathes, the pig is having difficulty in breathing

  6. Observing how the pig reacts • If you clap your hands, shout or whistle loudly, a healthy pig will react by looking in the direction of the sound

  7. Examining the standing pig • Is the pig too fat or too thin? • If you can see the hip, shoulder, ribs or backbone under the skin, the pig is too thin • Pigs that are too fat may not breed well, and may develop leg and foot problems; rolls of fat around the neck indicate that a pig is too fat

  8. Is the pig too fat or too thin?

  9. Examining the standing pig • Is the back straight? The pig on the right dips in the middle

  10. Examining the standing pig • Does the coat look shiny?

  11. Examining the standing pig • Does the skin look clean and healthy?

  12. Examining the standing pig • Are there any swellings on the head, body or limbs?

  13. Examining the standing pig • Are the legs strong and straight?

  14. Examining the moving pig • Does the pig walk normally?

  15. Other signs to observe • Coughing or sneezing • Rubbing against objects for prolonged periods to relieve itching • Dung that is excessively soft, pasty or watery (diarrhoea) or small hard dry droppings (constipation) • Dribbling or frothing saliva (normal in boars near a sow on heat or at first sight of food)

  16. Any questions?

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