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Swine Health Management - Feed
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Feeding Space Allowance
- Check feeders to ensure no wastage of food.
- Check below slats for
waste feed.
- Note: Feed accounts for about 70% of total cost.
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Trough/hopper length/pig |
Weight of
pig (kg) |
Restrict feed mm |
Ad lib feed mm |
5 |
100 |
75 |
10 |
130 |
33 |
15 |
150 |
38 |
35 |
200 |
50 |
60 |
240 |
60 |
90 |
280 |
70 |
120 |
300 |
75 |
Sow |
400 (460
Canada) |
N/A |
Calculating feed space required
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30 cm (12") single-space
feeders allow
15 finishing pigs per hopper. |
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Trough fed pigs sufficient
feeding space for all pigs to feed simultaneously (IE: 1.1
x shoulder width x
number of pigs. |
RSPCA Recommendations:
- 6 pigs per feed space when using a dry feeder with no full
head barriers between each feeding place.
- 10 pigs per feed place where there are full head barriers.
- 14 pigs per feed space where there is the opportunity to mix
water with the feed (wet and dry feeders).
Shoulder Width Sizes |
Weight
(kg) |
Shoulder width (cm) |
Feeder space (cm)
1.1 X shoulder |
10 |
12.8 |
14.1 |
30 |
19.3 |
21.3 |
50 |
23.4 |
25.8 |
70 |
26.6 |
29.3 |
90 |
29.2 |
32.1 |
110 |
31.5 |
34.7 |
Insufficient feeder space |
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