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Cattle
Use of a Cattle Crush
Cattle Restraint within a Cattle Crush
Drafting
Cattle Quiz
Sheep
Sheep Mustering and Drafting
Sheep Tipping
Sheep Drenching
Sheep Quiz
Pig
Approaching and Moving Pigs
Catching and Moving Piglets
Restraint of Older Pigs (+10 kg)
General Health Assessment
Pig Quiz
Poultry
Catching a bird in a pen
Removing a bird from a cage
Physical Examination
General Egg Assessment
Poultry Quiz
Fish
General Handling Skills
Water Quality Assessment
Fish Quiz
Remember:
Write down your answers for each quiz to check against the correct answers later.
Pig Approaching Quiz
1. Pigs have a narrow vision so they need to turn their heads to see behind them.
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True
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2. You must approach pigs from behind in a quick manner or they will see you and run away.
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True
False
3. Use the boards to push the pigs around if they don’t move in the direction you intend them to.
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True
False
4. Yelling at a pig will encourage it to move faster and make it easier to work with.
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True
False
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Pig Catching and Moving Piglets Quiz
1. Lift the piglet by the front legs to pick it up.
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True
False
2. Quickly grab the legs in a swift manner to prevent the piglets from running away.
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True
False
3. You should only handle one piglet at a time.
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True
False
4. It is ok to release the pig when it is 30cm above the ground.
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True
False
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Pig Restraint Quiz (+10kg)
1. The best way to handle pigs is by using a snare.
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True
False
2. You can move the pig around by pulling the pig by the snare.
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True
False
3. The size of the snare loop varies according to the size of different pigs.
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True
False
4. Handling boards may be used to encourage the pigs to move forward.
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True
False
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Pig Health Assessment Quiz
1. Visually examining a pig is not enough to attain accurate assessment of its condition. You will need to physically handle them.
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True
False
2. The scoring system for body condition ranges from 0-5, with 0 being grossly fat and 5 being emaciated.
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True
False
3. A pig with a fat thick cover over the ribs would receive a score of 0.
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True
False
4. Body scoring gives us an indication of a pig’s health status.
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True
False
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