Tutorial

Introduction

Buyer Beware
Article copied in its entirety with permission of A Greener World, and The Livestock Conservancy.

Official Registrations

Body Type

• Body condition, weight diagram
• Body Shapes
• Broad Chest
• Noses, Snouts & Faces
• Rear Stance

Breeding

• Swine AI Simplified
• AI Procedure
• Breeding 101
• Breeding Boars
• Reproductive System

Color

• Color

Ears

• Ears
• Cupped Ears

Farrowing

• Cycling, Breeding, Pregnancy & Farrowing
• Close to Farrowing
• Farrowing
• Farrowing Completed
• Farrowing Video
• Fetal Absorption
• Gestation Chart
• Mastitis

Feet and Toes

• Clinical case: Overgrown claws and foot problems in sows
• Overgrown Nails
• Toed Out Feet

General Information

• Biosecurity
• Feed Basics
• Feed Toxins
• How to Calculate Pig Weight Using a Measuring Tape
• How To Pick A Pig
• Loading ramps, chutes and helpful tips
• The Curious Habits of Hogs
• Why Castration Is Necessary
• Why Registration Matters

Grants and Financial Help

• Grants

Illness and Injuries

• Coccidiosis
• Dippity Pig Syndrome
• Erysipelas
• Hernia
• Iron For Newborns
• Middle Ear Infections
• Mummified Litter
• Pneumonia & Swine Flu
• Porcine Parvovirus Infection
• Porcine Parvovirus Infection 2
• Rectal Prolapse
• Swine Pox

Legs

• Crooked Legs

Teats

• Teats
• Teat Structure

Wattles

• Small Wattle On Inside Of Ear
• Incorrect Wattle Placement
• Poorly shaped and poorly attached wattle