Post by Ismail AbdulAzeez on May 7, 2017 17:59:25 GMT 1
There are four (4) production enterprises of piggery -
Farrow-To-Finish, Farrow Only, Finishing Operation and Breeding:
Farrow-To-Finish Operation: In which the farmer keeps in a sow herd and produces his own growers for a finishing operation, which he also owns.
Farrow Only: The farmer keeps a sow herd which produces weaners, which he sells to growing and finishing operators.
Finishing Operation: Farmers all-over buys piglets either as weaners or growers and fattens them for pork market
Breeding: The production of breeding stock is a very specialized enterprise reserved only for the experienced pig breeders and requires heavy capital investment.
Pig Management Practice
The success of a big breeding enterprise depends on the number of weaners produced and weaned per sow per annum and the efficiency with which they are produced.
A sow should produce a minimum of 10 weaners per annum in order to be able to pay all production costs. To this end, the care of the sow during gestation and the subsequent care of the piglets prior to the weaning demand great attention as faulty management result in failure to get large number of piglets from breeding sows.
Mortality in pigs is highest during the first few weeks of life. Adequate precautions must therefore be taken to ensure that farrowing facilities are suitably provided to prevent losses from crushing by the sow.
Disease and stress should also be kept at a minimum level.
Management Before Farrowing
Care Of The In-Pig-Sow
Farrowing occurs approximately 114 days after breeding. Io reduce stress during farrowing, the sow should be moved to the farrowing pen about 2 weeks before the expected date.
The sow should be washed to remove dirt from its body. Newborn piglets have limited resistance to disease; therefore the farrowing pen must be properly cleaned and dis-infected before the sow is brought into the pen.
The suggested cleaning procedure of the farrowing pen includes but not limited to:
Removing all loose bedding material and manure, soaking the pen with water to loose any residual dirt, washing thoroughly and disinfect with solution, and allow the floor to dry before bringing in the sow.
Farrow-To-Finish, Farrow Only, Finishing Operation and Breeding:
Farrow-To-Finish Operation: In which the farmer keeps in a sow herd and produces his own growers for a finishing operation, which he also owns.
Farrow Only: The farmer keeps a sow herd which produces weaners, which he sells to growing and finishing operators.
Finishing Operation: Farmers all-over buys piglets either as weaners or growers and fattens them for pork market
Breeding: The production of breeding stock is a very specialized enterprise reserved only for the experienced pig breeders and requires heavy capital investment.
Pig Management Practice
The success of a big breeding enterprise depends on the number of weaners produced and weaned per sow per annum and the efficiency with which they are produced.
A sow should produce a minimum of 10 weaners per annum in order to be able to pay all production costs. To this end, the care of the sow during gestation and the subsequent care of the piglets prior to the weaning demand great attention as faulty management result in failure to get large number of piglets from breeding sows.
Mortality in pigs is highest during the first few weeks of life. Adequate precautions must therefore be taken to ensure that farrowing facilities are suitably provided to prevent losses from crushing by the sow.
Disease and stress should also be kept at a minimum level.
Management Before Farrowing
Care Of The In-Pig-Sow
Farrowing occurs approximately 114 days after breeding. Io reduce stress during farrowing, the sow should be moved to the farrowing pen about 2 weeks before the expected date.
The sow should be washed to remove dirt from its body. Newborn piglets have limited resistance to disease; therefore the farrowing pen must be properly cleaned and dis-infected before the sow is brought into the pen.
The suggested cleaning procedure of the farrowing pen includes but not limited to:
Removing all loose bedding material and manure, soaking the pen with water to loose any residual dirt, washing thoroughly and disinfect with solution, and allow the floor to dry before bringing in the sow.
