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Off To The Races: Keys To A Successful Wean Pig Transition
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Agenda
• Be Prepared
• Facility Management
– Equipment
– Environment
• Day 1
• Grueling
• Mat Feeding
• Life After Placement
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Be Prepared
• AIAO
• Clean is Clean
• Check Equipment
• Pre-Pig Placement Plan
• Pre-heat Building
• Show up early
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AIAO
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Clean is Clean
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Clean Is Clean
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Clean Is Clean
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Clean is Clean
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Check Equipment
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Pre-Pig Placement
Plan• Communicate with Sow
Farm
– Age
– Health
– Head Shipping
• Understand Flow Trends
– Health Challenges and Timing
– Vaccination Schedule
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Pre-Pig Placement Plan
• Barn Set Up
– Sort Pen Locations
• Pre-Heat
• Show up Early
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Environmental Management
• Understand Every Facility
– Nursery
– WF Tunnel vs. Natural Ventilated
– Flooring Type
– Facility Size
– Brooders vs. Heat Lamps
– Mats or No Mats
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Piglet Comfort
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Piglet Comfort Cont.
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Day 1
• Sort the Bottom 10%
• Place in designated sort pens
• Gruel 3 days
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Grueling
• Minimum 3-4x’s/day
• Start with 75% water and 25% feed
• Gruel for 3 Days
• Graduate
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Mat Feeding
• Minimum 3x’s/day
• Goal is to stimulate pigs
• Mat feed for ~7 days
• Remove mats in 14-21 days
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Life After Placement
• Let the pigs tell the rest of the story
• Nutritional vs. Infectious Treatments
• Strategically Sort for Nutritional Challenges
– Frequency depends on health status
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Questions