<%@LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.3"%> Swine Health Management - Feed
 

Feed Intakes

Spreadsheet to analyse feed costs and usage

Approximate daily feed intakes:


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  • A growing pig eats approximately 4% of its body weight per day.
  • An adult eats approximately 1-2 % of its body weight per day.
  • Value of improving daily gain by 1g = 5p.
  • Improving FCR by 0.01 = 20p per pig or 0.6 kg of feed saving.
  • Value of improving killing out % by 0.1% = 10p.
Age of Pig Weight Daily live-weight Food consumption FCR
Weeks Days kg Gain (g) grams/day
4 28 7 215 280 1.3
6 42 12.5 395 500 1.3
8 56 21.3 630 852 1.4
10 70 30.5 660 1200 1.8
12 84 40.5 715 1620 2.3
14 98 51.5 800 2100 2.6
16 112 65 965 2600 2.7
18 126 80 1000 3200 3.2
20 140 95 1100 3800 3.4
22 154 110 1100 4000 3.6

Average feed intake of each age group of pig:


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Theoretical considerations of feed intake in finishing