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Porcine Husbandry and Clinical Procedures Flashcards

1
Q

What is a swine?

A

refers to the porcine species

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2
Q

What is a sow?

A

mature intact female

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3
Q

What is a boar?

A

mature intact male

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4
Q

What is a barrow?

A

male castrated before puberty

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5
Q

What is a stag?

A

male castrated after puberty

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6
Q

What is a gilt?

A

immature female before birth of her first litter

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7
Q

What is farrowing?

A

act of parturition

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8
Q

What is a normal temperature?

A

101F-103.5F

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9
Q

What is a normal pulse rate?

A

60-90bpm

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10
Q

What is a normal respiration rate?

A

10-24bpm

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11
Q

What type of estrus cycle do swine have?

A

polyestrous

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12
Q

What is the average time of first breeding?

A

7-9 months

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13
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What is the average gestation period?

A

114 days

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14
Q

What is the boar effect?

A

gilts should be exposed to a boar daily to stimulate or detect estrus

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15
Q

What is the most common method of semen collection?

A

manual stimulation

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16
Q

What is common practice for AI?

A

use semen from two boars for one female to compensate for possible decreased fertility

17
Q

How often does dystocia occur?

A

less than 1%

18
Q

What are the most common causes of neonatal death?

A

being crushed by sow, starvation, and hypothermia

19
Q

What should be done immediately after birth?

A

membranes should be removed by hand to prevent breathing obstruction

20
Q

What is the dental formula?

A

2 (I 3/3 C 1/1 PM 4/4 M 3/3) = 44

21
Q

What veins are used for blood draws?

A

lateral auricular vein, cranial vena cava, orbital sinus

22
Q

Where are SQ injections given?

A

axillary area caudal to the elbow, inguinal region in the flank skin fold, loose skin behind base of ear

23
Q

Where are IM injections given?

A

dorsal neck muscle behind ears

24
Q

How much can be given with IM injections?

25
Q

What vein is most commonly used for IV injections/catheters?

A

lateral auricular vein

26
Q

Piglets must be __________________.

A

supplemented

27
Q

What is “baby pig thumps”?

A

anemia in piglets

28
Q

What are the clinical signs of “baby pig thumps”?

A

dyspneic breathing marked by throbbing movements of the side of the chest

29
Q

When is ear notching done?

A

3 days of age or less

30
Q

What number is notched into right ear?

A

litter number

31
Q

What number is notched into left ear?

A

individual number

32
Q

How can swine be euthanized?

A

barbiturate IV injection, carbon dioxide gas, IV potassium chloride, captive bolt gun

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