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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

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RWHA Secretary

Mollie B. Smith-Steffey
5249 North Park Place NE #1030
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
rwha@redwattle.com
276-880-1157

RWHA Registrar

Mountain Niche Registry Services
397 Deep Creek Rd.
Chehalis, WA 98532
registrar@redwattlehogassociation.com

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