Title: How To Process Piglets - Pork Information Gateway
Headings: How To Process Piglets
How To Process Piglets
Clipping Needle Teeth
Procedure:
Docking Tails
Procedure:
Administering Supplemental Iron and Other Medication
Procedure:
Identification of Piglets
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Castration
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Content: Fill the syringe with iron solution. Lift the piglet by the hind leg but keep the leg in line with the body as much as possible. Muscle and tendon damage may occur if the pig is held with the leg at a right angle to the body. Administer the injection slightly behind the ear in the muscle on one side of the neck at a 45° angle. Inject either 1 or 2 ml (200 mg). Apply pressure momentarily to the injection site. Identification of Piglets
Reason: Identification is required for recording and management procedures. Several different methods are used to identify pigs depending on the type of farm: ear notching, tattooing, tagging, transponders, or electric implants.