Feed for weaned piglets

• The feed for weaned piglets may be as follows:

 Start feeding the first time (4-week-age piglets) 200-250 grams per piglet/day.

 Increase the feed by 100 grams per pig/day each subsequent week.

 At 8 weeks age (02 month later), piglets are fed 600-700 grams per piglet/day (3 times feeding, more than the first feeding).

 Young piglets grow very quickly, and under well-managed conditions, the growth of most 8-week-age piglets is tripled.

 From 4 weeks age, piglets weigh 7-8 kg, and at 12 weeks, weigh 15-20 kg (these piglets weight are for pigs that are well nursery, given adequate feed, or industrially raised breeds).

 Weaning pig cages should be built about 0.5-1 m above the ground, with a floor made of wood, small bamboo, or metal to prevent the cage from getting wet due to feces do not stick to the floor, allowing good ventilation, and reducing the spread of germs.

 This type of management is for small piglets, they should not be put in a cement-floored cage. placed at least 8 weeks before, is better.

 Cement floors as a sponge for bacteria to growth, especially if the floors are too rough, which allows germs to hide from cleaning. It is very difficult to keep a cement floor clean and safe of bacteria.

 Therefore, we need to disinfect frequently.

 In large farms, pigs are raised (all piglets go out and in) together in the same cage, of the same weight and age, and separated from pigs with different ages.

 Some farms separate the female piglets into separate groups, while the male are placed in separate groups because most males grow faster than the female piglets.