This page was last updated: August 7, 2006
Visit Dr. Temple Grandin's home page
First go to the behaviour page.
Then, go to assessment of stress.
1. Name three psychological stresses affecting animals.
2. Do animals habituate to procedures which are aversive?
Then, go back. Next go to training tips.
Go to dealing with excitable pigs.
3. What three issues seem to be attributed as being cause of highly excitable pigs?
4. What is the wheat pressure box equine restraint system?
5. Pressure is most calming to animals and people that are experiencing what three things?
From Dr. Grandin's web site go here.
6. According to Ernest Hemingway, "Why did the pig cross the road" (in St. Kitts) ?
7. But according to Jack Nicholson there was another reason. What was it?
Go to more news and reports.
8. What unique method of pig carcass disposal has been recommended by an Iowa researcher?
Check out the improvised mobile pig medicator here.
Check out the AASV website here.
9. What cattle disease was recently detected in Swiss pigs?
10. What substance boosts immunity in nursery swine?
11. Check out this story about porcine playtime.
12. What breed of swine is being used for the study of human obesity?
13. What does global warming have to do with African Swine Fever?
14. Check out this paper for the theory of origin of PRRS virus.
15. Here is an article on the treatment of respiratory disease complex in swine.
16. Take the porcine respiratory disease complex quiz here.
17. Here is a paper about Glasser's disease.
18. Who was the patron saint of pigs? Take the pig quiz.
19. Zoonotic risk for E. coli is discussed here.
21. When did the first woman to successfully practice veterinary medicine graduate with a diploma?
22. When did penicillin first become available for use in veterinary medicine?
23. At Jersey Bob's ranch how do they refer to llama meat?
24. What beverage is used in this month's recipe?
25. Where did Bob come from and where does he live now?
26. What is the first book listed on Bob's recommended list of references?
27. What is the recent average price for velvet?
28. How much velvet will an average two year old bull grow?
29. Where was the Montana fire picture taken and on what day was it taken?
(Go to picture gallery--look under miscellaneous.)
30. What species are affected by this disease?
31. What is the current distribution of this disease?
32. What vaccine has been developed for reindeer?
Check out the reindeer handling.
33. What method was used to round up the reindeer?
34. How much of the earth's land surface is used for reindeer herding?
35. Do reindeer use their horns as a first or last defense mechanism?
