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Swine Unit

Swine Unit. Exploratory Agriculture. Fun Facts. Largest pig ever known weighed 1,051 lbs. His name was Big Bill and stood 5’9 at the shoulder. An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog. Fun Facts. Pigs do not have sweat glands. They are more tolerant of cold weather!.

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Swine Unit

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  1. Swine Unit Exploratory Agriculture

  2. Fun Facts • Largest pig ever known weighed 1,051 lbs. His name was Big Bill and stood 5’9 at the shoulder. • An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog

  3. Fun Facts • Pigs do not have sweat glands. • They are more tolerant of cold weather!

  4. Fun Facts • Pigs are very intelligent- they can pick up tricks faster than dogs! • Pigs can run a 7 minute mile!

  5. Fun Facts • Pigs are very clean-they only roll in the mud to cool off! • They keep their toilet and bed in separate areas

  6. Fun Facts • Pigs have a very good sense of smell. • Pigs have excellent hearing.

  7. Vocabulary • Piglet-newborn pig • Sow-female pig who has given birth • Gilt-female pig who has never given birth

  8. Vocabulary • Boar- male pig that is not castrated. • Barrow- castrated male pig • Wean- separating a piglet from their mother

  9. Vocabulary • Gestation- Pregnancy • Farrowing- Process of giving birth. • Farrowing house- house where sows go to give birth.

  10. Vocabulary • Farrowing Crate- enclosure used for farrowing. It helps protect the piglets from getting crushed.

  11. Vocabulary • Creep Feeding- Feeding piglets in addition to their mother’s milk. • Done in an enclosure so that the mother can’t get to it. • Introduces piglets to regular feed

  12. Processing Piglets:At Birth • Cut their navels and dip in iodine to minimize infection. • Count number of live and dead pigs born.

  13. Processing Piglets:3 Days Old • Sex the piglets • Determine if boar or gilt • Weigh

  14. Processing Piglets:3 Days Old 3.Give an iron shot • Sow’s milk naturally low in iron • Clip Needle Teeth • So they don’t hurt sow or other piglets

  15. Processing Piglets:3 Days Old 5. Clip 1/3 of tail • Cleaner pigs and visually appealing 6. Ear Notch • Identification Purposes

  16. Processing Piglets:3 Days Old • Give Penicillin Shot • Antibiotic to prevent infection

  17. Processing Piglets:7-10 Days Old • Piglets introduced to creep feeding

  18. Processing Piglets:10-14 Days Old • Castrate Boars • Not all Boars are castrated • Some kept for breeding or show purposes

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