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Evaluating Structure and Soundness
 Hocks
Hocks should be constructed of flat, clean bone
with approximately 20 degrees of set so that it
provides power with flex when the animal walks and
gets up and down. The pig in the left picture is
too straight in its hocks with a round bone design,
a defect that often leads to swollen or "puffy"
hocks, as shown in the picture on the right. Hocks
with too much set (not shown) are a worst defect
for surviving the stress of concrete and confinement.
This picture shows a pig with the correct set and
curvature to the hocks.
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