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ProHand training supported by Pork SA
A PROJECT supported by Pork SA annually to provide stockperson training in ‘positive’ moving and handling of pigs was completed in April, with the delivery of a third facilitated Pro- Hand session at Adelaide University’s Roseworthy Campus.
Pork SA is the peak in- dustry organisation repre- senting SA pork producers and corporate commercial industry stakeholders.
ProHand is a training program developed for Australian Pork Limited by the Melbourne Uni- versity Animal Welfare
Science Centre, aimed at demonstrating to farm staff the impacts routine stockperson pig handling behaviour can have upon the physical ease of mov- ing pigs, staff safety work- ing within piggeries and pig growth and reproduc- tive performance.
Pork SA has supported the delivery of three Pro- Hand training sessions fa- cilitated by industry con- sultant Graeme Pope from Nuriootpa, SA during the past year, using the recent- ly released internet-based version of the program.
One session was attended by 35 students enrolled in
animal and veterinary sci- ence degrees at Adelaide University’s Roseworthy Campus.
Well over 650 SA pig- gery stockpeople have now completed the Pro- Hand training program since its previous version was released in 2009, re- sulting in improvements in trainees’ workplace job satisfaction by implement- ing learnt ‘positive’ pig handling practices, result- ing in more predictable pig behaviour while hand- ling and moving animals around the piggery.
Pigs have good colour vision, a wide angle of vi-
sion and a preference for brightly lit areas, but only a moderate ability to judge distances.
Piggery stockpeople can use these innate character- istics to modify their rou- tine handling behaviour or make changes to piggery infrastructure to reduce fear amongst pigs when being moved or handled.
On-farm research has shown a strong relation- ship exists between a stockperson’s beliefs, his/ her behaviour, the fear lev- els in the pigs under their management and subse- quent pig growth and re- productive performance.
Pigs that are consistently handled with more ‘posi- tive’ behaviours, such as pats, rubs and a hand rest- ing on their back while moving, learn to associate positive handling behav- iours with the stockperson and therefore become less fearful of humans.
SA Pig Industry Funds have been invested into the delivery of ProHand training across the SA pig industry since 2009.
The latest version of Pro- Hand is now available on- line, with access managed through APL.
Phone 02 6285 2200 for further details.
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