There is provided a moveable cart for use in transporting a male hog past
one or more rows of cages containing sows to permit the determination of
estrus in the sows and also to increase the success rate during artificial
insemination by permitting snout to snout contact between the sow and male
hog, the cart having a base with wheels mounted thereon, at least one wall
extending upwardly from the base, and at least one panel for blocking
visual access in at least one direction between the interior and exterior
of the cart and at least one opening in the wall sized to permit the snout
of the male hog to at least partially extend therethrough.