Section: Stockmanship Standards
Feeding in the farrowing house
Sow Number : .................................
Date Entered House : ............................
Assuming a standard good quality lactation ration of 18% protein, 14 MJ DE, 1% Lysine
Before entry into the farrowing house check the water supply
|
Feeding in the farrowing house |
| Day |
AM (kg) |
Ate |
Water |
Initial |
PM (kg) |
Ate |
Water |
Initial |
|
-5 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
-4 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
-3 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
-2 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
-1 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Feed the sow some
bran |
|
Due
date |
1 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
2.5 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
2.5 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
3 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
11 |
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
12 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
13 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
|
Introduce creep to the
piglets. Small amounts and often |
|
14 |
4 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
|
15 |
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
16 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
17 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
|
|
|
|
18 |
5 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
|
|
|
|
19 |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
20 |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
21 |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
22 |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
23 |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
24 |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
25 |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
26 |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
27 |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
28 |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
Things to note:
- If the sow fails to eat properly, halve the feed level and start increasing again when she eats up, record actual consumption on this card
- The water supply to the lactating sow must be 2 litres per minute. At peak lactation she can drink over 40 litres (10 gallons) per day
- Regularly check your feeding bucket / scoop for actual weight of food being fed
- This feeding regime provides 6.3 kg per day for 21 day weaning, 6.8 kg a day for 24 day weaning and
7.2 kg a day for 28 day weaning
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Extracted from Garth Pig Stockmanship Standards*
written by Dr John Carr.
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*Published by 5M Enterprises Limited
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