Legs are thin and easily fractured.
Smooth floors, especially when wet, can be slippery and a potential hazard for pigs. Such problems may be avoided, since pigs can easily be trained to walk on rubber matting. The intelligence of pigs should never be underestimated. The key to working well with pigs is to use rewards, never punishment, and to be calm, relaxed and patient. Pigs can be trained to take oral medications, stand quietly in slings for experiments, and to roll over and present their bellies for examination of incision sites.