Livestock Equipment Identification - Hog Nose Rings | Animal & Food Sciences

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Livestock Equipment Identification - Hog Nose Rings

Hog Nose Rings

Hog Nose Rings

Placed in the tip of the snout or in the flesh between the two nostrils to prevent hogs grown outdoors from rooting holes in the ground.

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Scott Radcliffe
Department Chair

900 W.P. Garrigus Building Lexington, KY 40546-0215

+1 (859) 257-2686