Mini pigs have been around for decades but just recently a surge of people are wanting these small creatures as pets. With the increase popularity of these mini pigs there comes to the question as to the care of them. Seeing that they are a relatively new pet that means there is not much in the way of enrichment for this species. But before I discuss about the enrichment items out there for this species, I will give a little background information on these species. Seeing that the mini pig is a fairly new species used as a pet there isn’t much history as to past enrichment for them. So most enrichment that is used for these animals are things that the owners come up with. Pigs are highly food motivated and in their natural environment they will root for their food. So a lot of …show more content…
They have a very large well developed brain. Farm animals, including pigs, are inadvertently exposed to many learning and memory challenges (Held et al. 2002), and knowledge of species-specific learning abilities and environmental preferences is expected to contribute to improvement of housing conditions, management, and handling routines, and hence animal welfare (Baldwin and Meese 1977). With this in mind we must provide this species with cognitive thinking enrichment. When we provide them with challenging enrichment then we also increase our animal welfare for that animal. The task should allow a detailed analysis of pigs’ behavior, i.e., it should preferentially provide indices for different behavioral domains (cognitive, sensory, motor, or motivational components) (Wainwright and Colombo 2006). So enrichment ideas that have been put in place to meet these needs are having pigs search for treats in a swimming pool filled with sand, handing fruit up for them to eat and having them root at a PVC roller to get treats. There are many more enrichments that are being made for this species the more we study and learn about
Alastair Norcross in his article “Puppies, Pigs, and People: Eating Meat and Marginal cases “expresses the moral dilemma based on factory farming. Norcross gives an example of a man named Fred. Fred has to torture puppies in order to be able to enjoy chocolate. This is because when puppies are brutally tortured and then brutally killed they release a chemical called cocoamone. This chemical enhances the taste of chocolate, so Fred is killing puppies for gustatory pleasure. Any morally sound person would be appalled at what Frank is doing to these puppies and that is the basis of Norcross’s article. He is arguing that raising animals on factory farms and what Fred is doing are both morally wrong, because in both cases we are brutally killing the
Raising and showing pigs will teach you so many valuable lessons that you cannot get anywhere else, so following a few steps to ensure that the pig is properly taken care of is well worth it in the end! Although raising livestock does take a lot of time, money, and equipment, it will all pay off well in the end! You should always consider what to look for in a show pig, how to properly care for it throughout the year, and how to show it at your local county fair or jackpot show!
Deborah L. Duffy, Yuying Hsu, James A. Serpell ,Applied Animal Behavior Science - 1 December 2008 (Vol. 114, Issue 3, Pages 441-460, DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.04.006)
What’s that Pig Outdoors? is a memoir whose name easily captures the attention of the potential reader. Moreover, the story of the title captures an important theme in the narrative, which is that being deaf can sometimes lead to humorous (and sometimes not so humorous) misunderstandings. Henry Kisor, the author of the memoir has been deaf since age three. Still, he grew up in the hearing world as a lip-reader, and does not separate himself from the hearing culture in the slightest. While his disability can lead to said misunderstandings, it hasn’t stopped Kisor from living his life the way he wants and feels is best for him.
Swine are omnivores that have a varied diet consisting of invertebrates, fungi, acorns, roots and bulbs found in the soil (Cushman, Tierney, & Hinds, 2004). The majority of the swine’s diet consists of plant forage, with native plants being preferred. They do eat other an...
There has recently been a growing interest in outdoor pig production due to potential niche markets that include nature, free range, antibiotic-free, and sustainable products from pigs. Outdoor pig production can have benefits such as having a cost that is 40-70% lower to conventional indoor systems and can achieve similar grow margins with less capital investment, but it can also have its downfalls (Gentry & McGlone, 2003). Sows used to be housed in groups with outdoor access. In United States in 2001, 64% of the gestated sows were moved inside confinement building and given an individual stall (Peter J. Lammers, 2008). Consumers are concerned about sows being housed in gestation stalls and pigs being finished in confinement because they do not think that pigs are able to live their natural lives. This paper is written to show the pros and cons of indoor and outdoor housing for gestation and finishing pigs.
The three little pigs are very intelligent. The three little pigs are smart because they build houses, move to strong houses, and burn the big bad wolf. The little pigs adventure out alone and attempt to survive. They build their houses and think the best of them. That is, at least, until the big bad wolf showed up.
Some swine farms focus on breeding pigs. Other farmers are sow piglet farms. These farms raise pigs until they are 5 to 8 weeks old. There are also market-hog operations. These farms tend the pigs until they are ready to sell. There are divisions so pigs can be transferred from
Guinеа рig health соnѕidеrаtiоnѕ must bе оn tор оf уоur рriоritу list if уоu wаnt tо rеаr ѕtrоng аnd hарру саviеѕ. Yоu ѕhоuld рrоvidе them with a сlеаn еnvirоnmеnt thаt iѕ free from hаrmful ѕubѕtаnсеѕ аnd bacteria. Yоu ѕhоuld also give them healthy diеt plans thаt are packed with the еѕѕеntiаl nutriеntѕ they need. Lastly, you should see tо it that all оf their grооming needs are рrореrlу mеt оn a rеgulаr bаѕiѕ. Grооming, рrореr fееding, and аррrорriаtе housing аrе the bаѕiс nееdѕ оf grоwing саviеѕ. Thiѕ article will discuss thе gеnеrаl саrе thаt every guinеа рiglеt ѕhоuld rесеivе.
In Chapters three and four of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the pigs become major authoritative figures to the rest of the animals. While the harvest is successful, there are many instances when the pigs begin treating the other animals the exact way humans treated them, going directly against the commandments. The pigs neglect doing any actual work and just shout orders at the horses. The pigs (mainly Squealer, Snowball, and Napoleon) use their intelligence to manipulate the other animals. The manipulating begins when Squealer announces that the milk and apples is necessary for the pigs’ health. Squealer says, “You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and
he PMG animal that I chose was a Mini Rex rabbit, I chose a rabbit because is my favorite animal, and also because when I was little I used to have a lot of rabbits in my house, and I chose this kind of breed because I went to like a big sell of animals and the coat of this rabbit caught my attention a lot. This Code of Care is going to be about how to treat a rabbit and also give some tips of how to treat them.The Mini Rex rabbit is a very cute animal because of its coat, the amount of energy they have, and the size of their body. They tend to be very curious sometimes, and funny too. They like to run a lot and to jump too like I said they have a lot of energy. That’s why they need to be feeded properly based on their weight and height based on this website - https://www.pethealthandcare.com/rabbit-breed/mini-rex.html- “ A mini rex rabbits diet consists of fresh hay, fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh clean water and good quality rabbit pellets.” Rabbits can eat, fresh fruits, leafy greens, and vegetables including carrots, watercress, lettuce celery, mango, pear, peach, and more.
It is nearly impossible to say whether non-human animals are intelligent. Most studies, in this field of psychology, were carried out on primates, and it is thought that these animals are naturally superior. It seems most behaviour in the research discussed in this essay can be explained through association learning, therefore not actually a result of intelligence. It is difficult to falsify whether animals are intelligent or not because, although they are able to solve problems they only show some aspects to suggest ToM.
Pigs are fascinating creatures, but many people only think of them as food. In reality pigs are so much more than ‘just food’ although the average American eats consumes 51 pounds of pork each year, and 116,558,900 pigs are killed for food. In the average American lifetime humans eat 33 pigs. The usual age they kill pigs are five to six months old. This means most pigs don’t experience 95% of their lives. Pigs are highly intelligent, they are great household pets, and contrary to a popular belief pigs are very clean. Pigs are very social and love being around other creatures.
For example, to keep them healthy, you must feed them all the correct nutrients and vitamins. You also have to make sure you keep the water clean, along with the facility. The way you can judge a pig is its muscle is very important to the meat animal industry. Heavy muscled animals produce more meat and less fat which is very good for show pigs. You can see indications of muscle over the animal’s top, width of stifle, and in the ham region. Look at the top, side and rear views of the heavy and light muscled pigs below. They are also judged by their performance in the way they walk, you want them to walk with their legs going straight in front you don't want them to sway out. Pigs should also be the right size and weight in order to produce a marketable carcass. Producing animals that are too small or too large can reduce the consistency of pork produced. A show pig should have their shoulder the same size, you want them to be nice and level on the top of there back. The length of the pig's body depends on what the judge likes or what not. The bone in a pig should be big it shows how strong a pig in and that's great in a show pigs. The volume of an animal indicates how well the animal may perform. Which that means how well the pig can hold up its shape. You want a deep bodied animal, that can consume large amounts of feed to allow it to grow and reach market weight quicker. Indicators of volume
In the same study by Breland and Breland (1961) a pig was conditioned to pick up wo...