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Management is more demanding. With single pen systems, the litter is housed in a single pen from birth or weaning to slaughter stage. Pigs housed in a single pen system show about 2% better growth rate and 13% more efficient feed utilization than pigs that change pens in the normal fashion.
This Manual is organised around aspects of pig housing and welfare such as the housing of pigs, basic pig house, types of pig pens, pig welfare, competencies of pig owners/keepers and specific needs of pigs.
2 Pig Pen Design – What does the pig in a pen need? Pigs have innate behavioural needs to forage, root and chew. Regardless of whether they are kept outdoors or indoors, these behaviours must be facilitated in order to prevent them becoming stressed. Pigs on average spend ~35% of their time foraging, 10-20% of their time on non-foraging social
Zagp Value Project Pig Housing Design and Pen Requirement - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document provides information on housing designs and requirements for pig production.
Downloads. By selecting a section from the list below, you will be taken directly to that part on this page. Farrowing systems. Zero-confinement pens. Temporary crating. Group systems. Outdoor systems. Kennel and run systems. Specific pen features.
This guide will help you design and build an ideal pen for your pig and ensure they live in a safe and humane enclosure.
This document details the different types and designs of pigsties that a farmer can adopt to suit the available resources but achieving the best possible results in pig business. The starting point is to have a workout as to the number of pens required for different classes of animals.
