A1 pigs Flashcards
Puberty
6 to 8 months
oestrus duration
19 to 21 days
gestation length
112 to 115 days
lactation length
21 to 42 days
first oestrus after weaning
3 to 7 days
average litters per year
1,7 to 2,5
weaning age
3 to 4 weeks - 28 days
weaning weight
4,5 to 9 kg
Nursery pig age
4 to 12 weeks
Nursery pig weight
7-30 kg
growing pig weight
30-60 kg
Finishing pig weight
50-105 kg
slaughter weight
90-105 kg
average feed efficiency
3,24 kg
DM consumed per day
3,4 % of BW
first preselection
day 90
25-30 kg
Second preselection
day 140
80-90 kg
Boar contact / puberty induction
day 160
Final selection / insemination at 2nd or 3rd heat
day 200-220
135-150kg
partition
day 315
170-180kg
DE Mj/kg diet
14,2
number of permanent teeth
44
dental formula
deciduous : 3 1 3 / 3 1 3
Permanent : 3 1 4 3 / 3 1 4 3
Intestinal length
14 x body length
true omnivores
total intestinal capacity
26 L
present in saliva
amylase
lipase
lysosymes
Fat and starch start digestion in oral cavity
why grounded feed predispose to stomach ulcers ?
less saliva produced = less buffering capacity in stomach
Stomach glandular / non-glandular parts
3 glandular parts:
- cardiac
- Oxyntic
- Pyloric
1 non-glandular:
- pars oesophagica = ulcers first
stimulate parietal cells to produce HCl
Gastrin
Histamin
Acetylcholin
prevents parietal cells from producing HCl
Somatostatin