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Pig Enrichment and Tail Damage Check
A free printable pig enrichment record: each pen's material checked for freshness, reach and amount, tail and ear damage seen, action taken and its effect.
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What this sheet is for
Check each pen's enrichment and the pigs' tails and ears on a routine. The action taken and whether it worked are recorded beside what was found.
Who it is for
Pig keepers, from smallholders with a few weaners to unit staff checking pens daily.
How to use it
- Write how often you check at the top, and the materials in use on the unit.
- At each check, record the pen, the material in it, and whether it is fresh, reachable by all pigs and enough.
- Use the codes for any signs seen and note how many pigs are affected.
- Write the action taken, then at the next check record whether it worked.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: Pen by pen at each check: the enrichment material in the pen and whether it is fresh, reachable and enough; any tail, ear or fitting damage; what was done; and whether it worked by the next check.
Codes for the Signs column. T tail damage, E ear damage, F chewing fittings or pen-mates, C pigs competing for the material, or a word of your own. No type or amount of material and no stocking figure is printed: what is enough is judged at the pen, with your vet, under the welfare rules where you are.
Write-on lines: Unit or holding · Building · You check every · Vet
Table, 12 rows: Date · Pen · Pigs · Material · Fresh · Reach · Enough · Signs · Affected · Action taken · Worked? · By
Write-on lines: Materials in use on the unit · Reviewed with vet on · Signed
Questions
Why does the sheet not say how much enrichment is enough?
Because it depends on the material, the pigs, the pen and the group, and is judged by watching the pigs use it. Signs such as chewing of fittings or tails are the warning that it is not enough, which is why they sit beside the checks.
Why record whether the action worked?
Because a change that did not stop tail biting needs a different one, and the record of what was tried and how it went is what you and your vet will look at. Check the welfare rules where you are for what records are expected.
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