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What is Sort Panel
Is required every time an animal is moved. Is used as a physical and visual barrier.
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What is feed, water, air (ventilation) and care (timely euthanasia and mortality removal)
Daily Needs of a pig
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What is Date opened bottles, label non-original bottles, opened bottles are stored in fridge (except Baytril), syringes are not to be stored with needles attached.
How do we store our Antibiotics?
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What is always
Biosecurity Protocols should be followed?
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What is Everybody
Who is responsible for identifying animals that need to be euthanized
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What is Razz Can
Used a sound stimulus only!
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What is 3 (2 for ISF)
According to the National Pork Board, the ideal body condition of a pig should be what
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What is Oral, Topical, Injectable
What are different ways we can administer medications
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What is The perimeter around the facility that is free of debris and vegetation.
What is the sterile/buffer zone?
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What is Zephyr gun and CO2
What is the primary and secondary approved methods of euthanasia on piglets
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What is Flight Zone
Individual Space Around an Animal
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What is Body wounds, tail biting, prolapses, hernias, lameness, BCS, lethargy, etc.
When observing pigs, what should we be looking for?
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What is Over the Counter (do not need vet approval), need approval and can only get through a veterinarian, Veterinary Feed Directives.
Explain OTC, Prescription and VFDs
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What is Double bagged lunches, shower in/out, bench entry.
Give 3 biosecurity procedures we follow every day
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What is Captive Bolt Gun
What is the primary and secondary approved methods of euthanasia for adult pigs (market hogs, gilts, sows, boars)
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What is Point of Balance
Is at the pig's shoulder
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What is Take ammonia measurements at pig height, in the center of the room and at 1/3 intervals.
How should air quality be tested in the barns?
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What is Vet, Client, Patient Relationship. Tools-- Vet Services-- Prescriptions or Site Visits. Emails also work.
What is a VCPR and where can proof of a VCPR be found at ISF
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What is Finishers N/A or have them explain order they should visit their sites.
Explain the health status chart or demonstrate the Night's Down feature on Tools
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What is Uterine Prolapses, broken limbs, Perforated hernias, severely injured or non-ambulatory pigs that cannot access feed/water, pigs that have not responded to treatment after 48 hours of intensive care
Give 5 examples of pigs that need to be euthanized IMMEDIATELY
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What is Electric Prods
Can only be used during load-in and load-out of feeder pigs, market hogs, and/or adult pigs (sows, gilts, boars). Cannot be used in pens.
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What is address of facility, telephone numbers (owner, veterinarian, electric power company, fire, police)
What should be included in an Emergency Action Plan
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What is If pig is known- euthanize. If pig is not known, double red ear tag entire pen. Euthanize cull sows at end of productive life. Notify next destination point of the animal(s).
Example the ISF Broken Needle Policy
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What is Answers will vary based upon production phase.
Explain mortality removal procedures
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What is Insensibility- lack of blinking, rhythmic breathing, head raising, vocalization
Death- lack of heart beat, lack of eye reflex, lack of movement, lack of response to painful stimuli.
Describe insensibility vs. death
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