ANSC 4100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Gestation Crate, Thermal Comfort, University Of Cape Town
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Cornerstones for optimal production: buildings and technology, good quality feed, high health top genetics, management. Staff: one entrance, no contact to pigs, change of clothes/shoes farm clothes, shower. System which complies with eu 2013 legislation: 4-5 weeks in farrowing unit traditional farrowing crates, 4 weeks in sow stalls loose-housed sows during the pregnancy period. The danish plan to have 10% loose housed lactating sows by 2020, and loose housed sows in all units in new systems built after 2021. 160 requirements in the area of feed traceability: herd health and use of medicine, animal welfare, housing and equipment, management, delivery of pigs. Swine characteristics: heart rate rest 70-120 bpm exercise 200-280 newborn/young 230, body temperature average 39. 2 degrees c. 5-10% eating; 10-25 meals per day, older pigs eat faster. 5% drinking, walking, sitting, rooting/nosing usually drink within 10 mins of eating lactating. Milk let down 20-30 sec sow time budget .