Pigs Flashcards by Áine :)

what breed?

Top pig

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Stocking numbers?

2,000 sows & ~25000 pigs

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How do we select replacement gilts?

correct weight & BSC
good confirmation
12 good evenly spaced teat
come from good mothers - low number of still births, g milk production.
good feet and toes - no lameness

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What type of a production system?

integrated. There is no pigs bought for the farm. It is all their own stock through breeding.

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When are they served?

Every Mon & Tues 90-100 sows are served weekly. 25% are selected for breeding for replacements.

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What is the cull rate for sows?

30%

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How many litters will a sow farrow in her lifetime?

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How many sows farrow weekly?

90-100. They are moved into the farrowing house 1 week before farrrowing.

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What temp is the farrowing house?

it is kept at 20 degrees until the first sow farrows it is upped to 22-24 degrees. Within the creep box there is a UV lamp which within the box is kept at 30 degrees

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avg number of piglets farrowed

14.2 all noted on the farrowing past record and on the current farrowing card.

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what weight at piglets at birth?

around 1kg

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Piglet feeding in farrowing houses

feed by sucking off the mother, fresh water given daily. 2 weeks before being weaned they are started on a wet “sludge” feed

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What is in the wet “sludge” feed fed to piglets 2 weeks before being weaned?

1.5 buckets of provimi 88 meal
300 g iron powder
100ml of kefir
100g of actisaf yeast
50 ml of advanced gut stabliser for piglets
All mixed with 30L of hot water.

All was ixed together hydraulically using an IDS machine for 15mins.

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What meal do the weaners get?

Weaners get fed 1 bucket of Provimi 88 shield starter twice daily.

Contents:
stage 1: crude protein: 21%
Lysine: 1.8%

Stage 2: Crude protein: 18-20%
Lysine: 1.3%

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What weight are piglets at weaning?

7-9kg & are 30 days old. Weaned every Thursday

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Feeding regime of Stage 1 weaners?

Feed adlib daily as there is a prong sensor in the trough.
1 bucket of Provimi 88 supplied in a seperate feeder in each pen twice daily as well as wet feed.

Composition:
Protein - 21%
Lysine - 1.8%

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Feeding regime of Stage 2 Weaners?

Fed through auto feeding trough which has a prong in it.

1 bucket of provimi 88 starter given in seperate feeder twice daily.

Wet feed composition:
Protein - 18-20%
Lysine - 1.3%

What weight are weaners when they are moved to the fattener house?

35-38kg

What should stage 1 & 2 weaners LDWG be?

Stage 1 - 400g LDWG
Stage 2 - 600g LDWG

What is the fattener ration?

Protein - 15% (soybean meal)
Lysine - 1.1%
remainder is compiled of carbs - from bread,vits, mins and water.

This is fed adlib

What weight are fatteners finished at?

Fattners are finished at 115 kg Live weight before being sent to Rossdeara factory at 5 months old.

What is a fattemers aimed LDWG?

fatteners should achieve 1kg LDWG. The fatter the pig the higher the LDWG however the fatter they are the more the feed conversion rate drops. The food conversion rates should be 2.5-3kg of feed converts to 1kg of LDWG

How many days do pigs spend in the fattening house?

72 days. 5 months birth to bacon.

Dry Sow ration?

Dry sows have decreased in their BCS since farrowing & therefore we must ensure a high plane of nutrition to ensure they regain their strength to ensure they come back into heat/hold their pregnancy.

Ration:
Crude Protein - 17%
Crude Fibre - 4%
Lysine- 0.9-1.0%
and vit A & E

Fed three times daily.

Ration for Farrowing House Sows?

same as the dry sows. Composition: Crude protein - 17% Crude fibre- 4% Lysine- 0.9-1.0% Remainder made up of vits A & E. Fed through an auto feeder 3 times a day. 1.8kg of suckling ration is provided also from Paul and Vincent feeds which contains 16% protein.

Vaccinations:

Piglets receive 1.5ml of Iron when their tails are being cut at 3 days old to prevent anemia. Vaccinations are given on Thursdays during weaning using a Hipradermic gun which automatically administers the pre-loaded vaccine. We vaccinate as they are being taken out of the back of the trailer at weaning and graded on size A-E. They are vaccinated against pneumonia APP, 'wastings disease' & PCV, porcine circovirus using the Mhyosphere PCV10 vaccine.

Any sick piglets identified?

Treat with 0.5mls of alaymcin and mark wtih red marker. If pale give 1.5mls of iron.

Treatment for Scour?

shake potato starch over the heat pads in the weaners and in the creep boxes in the farrowing.

Temperatures:

Creep box in farrowing - 30 Farrowing - 22 Dry sow - 20 Weaner - 24-28 Fattnener - 18-20

What temperature are the dry sows housed in?

20 degrees

what temp are the weaners housed in?

24-28 degrees Celsius Controlled using microfans from dynamic solutions & magnetic doors

What temp are the fatteners housed in?

18-20 degrees Controlled using microfans from dynamic solutions & magnetic doors

what are the litters per sow per year?

2.4 avg

Piglets reared per sow?

14.2

Weight & age at weaning?

30 days & 8kg avg.

Age & weight at sale?

5 months & ~115kg

Percentage culling rates?

30%

Mortality Rates

Farrowing - 10% Fattners - 2% Weaners S1 & S2 - 2%

Environmental rules?

They are a licensed intensive farm under the EPA legislation because they have over 750 breeding sows. Thus meaning they have to follow EPA legislation with things such as: They must implement an environmental management system. They must manage nutrients, emissions & waste. They have to be able to provide this information to the public upon request.

What percentage protein is soybeans?

48%

what is the dead weight of pigs?

80-90kg