6-Grower-Finisher Management

Question 1

Growers and finishers are those pigs that are fed to grow to market weights starting at around ____ body
weight. They are send to market at a weight of ____.

Answer 1

25 kg

90-110 kg

Question 2

There should be a minimum space of __ m2 / pig (slaughter animals).

Answer 2

0.8 – 1.0 m2 / pig

Question 3

• Efficiency of feed utilization
• Amount of feed consumed to produce 1kg gain
  in weight
• An important performance measure because
  feed makes up a large part of production cost
• Producer needs to record the no. of bags used in
  a period in order to compute this

Answer 3

FEED CONVERSION RATIO (FCR)

Question 4

FINISHER MORTALITY
National TARGET = __%

INDICATION? (4)

Answer 4

1%

A. Health status
B. Medication Program
C. Vaccination Program
D. Management Program

Question 5

*FCR

Intervention level: > 1%
Factors to Check? (5)

Answer 5

*Pig Flow
*Feeding management
*High ulcer incidence (Feed quality)
*Overcrowding
*Disease

Question 6

• The amount of weight gained per day per pig
  during a defined time period
• A measure of the speed at which animals
  proceed through the system
• Rapid rate of gain results in reduction in
  production costs
• Producer needs to take note of starting and
  ending weights of the pigs

Answer 6

Average Daily Gain (ADG)

Question 7

*ADG

• Intervention level: Grow-Fin < 770 grams
• Factors to Check ? (3)

Answer 7

Nutrition
Overcrowding
Feeder Space