pigs and poultry - terminology and handling equipment

Question 1

define porcine

Answer 1

of or resembling a pig

Question 2

gilt

Answer 2

young female before first litter

Question 3

sow

Answer 3

female pig that has had litter of piglets

Question 4

dry sow

Answer 4

pregnant sow, NOT lactating

Question 5

v-boar

Answer 5

vasectomised boar

Question 6

barrow

Answer 6

castrated male pig

Question 7

boar

Answer 7

male pig of breeding age

Question 8

farrowing

Answer 8

process of a gilt/sow giving birth

Question 9

piglet

Answer 9

animal from birth to weaning

Question 10

runt

Answer 10

unusually small piglet

Question 11

weaner

Answer 11

animal taken off it’s mother/milk

Question 12

avian

Answer 12

relating to birds

Question 13

define

pullet

age?

Answer 13

young hen

Question 14

hen

Answer 14

female bird that has started laying

Question 15

point of lay

Answer 15

the transition from pullet to hen

Question 16

cockerel

Answer 16

adult male chicken

Question 17

chick

Answer 17

young bird that still has it’s juvenile plumage

Question 18

stag

Answer 18

adult male turkey

Question 19

poult

Answer 19

young poultry species of bird, of either sex (incl pheasants and partridge)

Question 20

WATOK

Answer 20

Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing – set of regulations that ensures protection/welfare of animals is sufficient before slaughter/at time of killing

Question 21

maximum weight a bird can be euthanised by cervical dislocation

Answer 21

(Europe) 5kg when using mechanical method, 3kg manually

Question 22

define “routes for medication”

Answer 22

way in which drug is administered (e.g. oral, IV)

Question 23

define “sites for medication”

Answer 23

specific location of where drug will be administered (e.g. neck) ?

Question 24

withhold period - what is it? what is it’s purpose?

Answer 24

• if medicine used in/on an animal, must wait a min time period before the animal can be used for food
• ensures animal will not pose health risk to consumers

Question 25

give names for these routes of medication:
- into vein
- into muscle
- under skin

Answer 25

intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous

Question 26

medication sites on porcine that should be avoided

Answer 26

back leg “ham” area for IM injections - is a prime cut of meat
only use if
- you feel your safety is threatened (by trying to inject anywhere else)
- only safe injection site (for pig?)

Question 27

define “prophylactic treatment”

Answer 27

prevent illness before development of clinical signs, to contain spread of infection
(e.g treating herd of animals after illness diagnosed in one or more animals in the group)

Question 28

define “metaphylactic treatment”

Answer 28

administration of antibiotics to animals experiencing any level/clinical signs of bacterial disease

Question 29

routes of poultry vaccine administration

Answer 29

• aerosol
• injection
• eye drop
• drinking water
• in ovo (into eggs at hatchery)