Elements and Performance Criteria
- Respond to signs of rectal prolapse
- Symptoms of rectal prolapse are identified.
- Pig is removed from pen.
- Treatment required to repair prolapse is determined based on severity of injury and enterprise standard operating procedures.
- Outbreaks of rectal prolapse in a herd are notified to management according to enterprise standard operating procedures.
- Treat rectal prolapse
- Minor prolapses are replaced and retained as directed by veterinary advice.
- Large prolapses are reduced by gentle hand pressure before suturing.
- Badly torn prolapses are replaced and pig is moved to hospital pen.
- Rectal strictures are recognised and treated according to enterprise standard operating procedures.
- Antibiotics are administered to pigs with rectal prolapse where required by enterprise standard operating procedures.
- Report on rectal prolapse