Jason W. Ross Iowa State University

Associate Professor, Director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center, Lloyd Anderson Endowed Professor in Physiology - Ames, IA

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Handling tools to move non-ambulatory pigs that comply with the Common Swine Industry Audit

Publish Date: September 23, 2019

A pig can become non-ambulatory anytime on-farm due to injury, illness or fatigue (Benjamin, 2005). Hence, caretakers may be required to move non-ambulatory pigs into or out of pens, alleys and load out areas. The National Pork Board provides guidance about humane swine handling of healthy and non-ambulatory pigs through their Pork Quality Assurance Plus and Transport Quality Assurance programs (NPB, 2019, 2017). This factsheet provides information related to handling tools that are options to move a non-ambulatory pig on-farm.


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