• Behavior of the boar
• Training the boar
• The role of the stockperson
• Collection designs
• Checking the collection area
• Collection techniques

Positive boar behavior:

• Emptying of the prepuce on entry. 

• Urinating looking at the collection stool

• Salivating and chomping at collection stool

• Smelling collection stool

• Chatting to collection stool

• Nudging of the collection stool

• Barking/grunting at the collection stool

• Rubbing the underline of the collection stool

• Mounting and re-mounting of the collection stool

• Thrusting upon mounting the collection stool

• Extension on penis upon mounting of the collection stool

• Paddling while on the collection stool

Negative behavior signs:

• Shying away from the collection stool

• Shying away from the stockperson

• Looking at the stockperson while he/she handles the underline of the boar

• Entering into kennel area when asked to leave the pen

• Lying down in kennel area when asked to leave the pen

• Lying down in the collection area

• Running around boar pen in a disturbed manor

• Failure to interact with the collection stool

• Failure to interact with the stockperson

• Dismounting at stockpersons attempts to handle the boar

• Failure to achieve erection

• Failure to achieve a fully co-ordinated ejaculation response.

Good behaviour signs

Talking to the collection stool	Mouthing the collection stool
Mounting the collection stool