https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur This project is bacon me crazy for a pork chop. en-us 2017-03-02 19:09:23 UTC 2023-02-23 02:04:01 UTC hello@padlet.com aghorns https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157456773 Pigs have a panoramic vision range of about 310 degrees. Pigs are also able to somewhat see in color. Because pigs have such good vision traits, any significant change in visual stimuli can affect their mating habits. If a female is beyond a transitional contrast point, or somewhere where the light changes significantly, it can change the sexual behavior of the male.

http://livestocktrail.illinois.edu/swinerepronet/paperDisplay.cfm?ContentID=6282]]> 2017-03-02 19:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157456773 aghorns https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157458524 Boars, unlike many male species, show no preference between an oestrous and anoestrous sow. This means that the sow plays a critical role in the meeting of the two sexual partners. The sow has to come meet the boar and show it that it is ready to engage in sexual behavior.]]> 2017-03-02 19:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157458524 aghorns https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157862991 The social structure of feral pigs is a matriarchal herd of several females and their offspring, called a sounder. Males are not permanently associated with such herds. These males either live solitarily or with a group of other males.]]> 2017-03-05 18:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157862991 aghorns https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157863793 These steroids have been tested with cattle, swine and sheep to determine whether this is the chemical that causes males to act the way they do when mating. After prolonged treated, the females of each of the three species have shown the same mounting behaviors as the males.

https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jas/abstracts/67/7/JAN0670071816]]> 2017-03-05 18:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157863793 aghorns https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157864088 A study on sexual behavior was done that kept a male pig in social isolation for the majority of its life. These pigs then showed poorer sexual performance than the pigs that were not raised in social isolation (Price, 109). Scientists then deduced that social isolation is important to the sexual performance of a pig. ]]> 2017-03-05 18:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157864088 aghorns https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157866369 The courting of a female by a male only lasts a short time. The male sniffs the female, noses sides, flanks and vulva. The male makes a sort of "mating" call that is made up of guttural grunts. The female first bites the male's ear and then stands to be mounted. ]]> 2017-03-05 18:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157866369 aghorns https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157866954 It has been proven that the social status of sows is directly linked to the size of their piglets. 

A dominant sow will generally have heavier, healthier piglets. Sows that have a lower social status will have lighter, weaker piglets generally. 

This is because the sows that are dominant are able to eat and drink as much as they please. This allows their piglets to have the optimum circumstances for development. ]]> 2017-03-05 18:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157866954 aghorns https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157867854 Swine are usually violent animals. They are known to attack any new pigs that are introduced to their group. This mentality has been seen as early in life as one week after birth. Piglets born in confined conditions have been observed attacking new piglets just one week after being born. This is why many swine specialists do not recommend introducing a new pig into a pen of already established pigs.]]> 2017-03-05 18:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157867854 aghorns https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157868269 Swine have been known to use around 20 different sounds to communicate with each other. A grunt is one of the most common sounds and it is usually used to respond to familiar sounds. A short grunt is common when a pig is excited, while a long grunt is usually used as a contact call to other swine. Squeals and screams are used when the pig is startled or hurt.]]> 2017-03-05 19:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157868269 aghorns https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157869140 Swine have a keen ability to recognize other pigs as well as humans. This is critical to them because they are such social animals. The main way that they can recognize other pigs is by smell. Their olfactory senses are extremely developed. This ability is what allows swine to have their developed social organization.]]> 2017-03-05 19:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aghorns/szik1l75jtur/wish/157869140