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Weigh your GPs every month or more frequently and keep a log (either on
paper or in a spreadsheet).
You can weigh them with a low-tech,
low-cost scale such as this one. We use a similar one, bought at Walmart or Target - Pyrex Accessories Food Scale. This is getting harder to find. It is model number 36037 and made by Robinson Knife Co. under the Pyrex name.
We don't recommend using digital scales, as they don't make you focus
on what the number really means and you need to put batteries in. Others you might find are Terrallon, Polder, Unknown and Salter.
Don't buy a scale that goes up to more
than 7 pounds, as the accuracy at the bottom end (up to 2 lbs for GPs)
won't be good. Always make sure you zero the scale correctly and give
the loaded platform a couple of small pushes to make sure the zero is
right.
Veteranarian Instructions only
All injections are given subcutaneous apart from Oxytocin (obstetric use
mainly for dystocia or inertia) cardiac or breathing
stimulants. Most injections are given at the shoulder, but if
operating with pig on his/her back, give it subcutaneous in the skin at
the side of the abdomen.
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