Does tail docking prevent tail biting?
Results
Correct answer
Only partially: A study revealed that 60% of the intensive pig farms assessed had suffered tail biting outbreaks despite all animals having had their tails docked.
Questions
13-Jan-2016 Which is the most decisive variable that explains the subsequent performance during the sow’s life? 30% correct
06-Jan-2016 Virus typing is: 30% correct
29-Dec-2015 The consumers that choose, visually, meat with a low marbling degree 33% correct
23-Dec-2015 The infection with the swine influenza virus during the lactation 36% correct
Random questions
26-Jan-2022 According to the new PPRS classification guidelines from AASV, which category describes a farm where virus recirculation has stopped, and RT-PCR negative piglets are produced for 90 days? 49% correct
27-Nov-2014 For the diagnosis of neonatal enteric pathogens, which is the ideal sample? 38% correct
09-Feb-2022 Canada has ASF zoning agreements in place with which countries? 50% correct
13-Mar-2019 In the USA, which is the possibility of a farm with a PRRS outbreak suffering another PRRS outbreak within the next 2 years? 36% correct
Easy questions
01-Sep-2021 How has pork production in China evolved in the first half of 2021 compared to 2020? 79% correct
07-Apr-2021 Which is a risk factor for colibacillosis presentation in the nursery? 84% correct
23-Dec-2020 What relationship exists between the sows' acceptance of contact by the farmer and the farm performance? 93% correct
08-Jul-2020 If I suspect PMWS, what techniques should I use to make a correct diagnosis? 78% correct
Difficult questions
16-Sep-2015 How many different PEDv serotypes are known? 27% correct
10-Feb-2016 Blastocystis sp. can cause 29% correct
04-Jul-2019 In the USA, the PRRS virus causes direct annual losses of: 29% correct
29-Aug-2018 What's the IPMA? 28% correct