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Breeders of
• Superior •
• ROP Tested •
• Durocs •
• Landrace •
• Yorkshire •
OMAF Health Rating "Good"
Gerry & Linda Knechtel & Family
Shakespeare, Ont. 519-625-8717
(First farm east of Shakespeare on Hwy.7 & 8)
We invite your Breeding Stock Inquiries
WEANER EXCHANGE
Purch2ser of Quality weaners to
supply fast gaining pigs to swine
feeding operators
Order buying: Veal calves for slaughter up to 600 lbs.
Buying or Selling
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R.R. 1 Gorrie 519-335-3234
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STABILIZATION
PLAN FOR HOGS
Deadline: June 15, 1986.
Premium: farrow -to -finish and
finisher, $2.90 per hog paid
through the OPPMB, premiums
due monthly if non-OPPMB;
weaners, $1.02 per head per
quarter through the enrolled
finisher or premiums due monthly
if sold to a non -participating
finisher or out -of -province buyer.
Coverage: from January 1, 1986;
2,000 hogs per quarter, 8,000 per
year.
Registration requirements: startup
for weaner producers requires a
quarterly sales summary for April
1 to June 30, 1986 due July 15;
thereafter, monthly sales sum-
maries due by the 15th of the
following month. "Monthlies"
also due for weaners and hogs sold
to board -exempt abattoirs.
Livestock Criteria: hogs must
grade 80 index or better, weaners
must be eligible to be sold for
finishing.
Quarter 1 (1986) Support Price:
$66.95. -
MANAGING
THE WEANLING
The routine practice for weaning
pigs in Ontario is to remove the
pigs from the sow at 3-5 weeks of
age and place them in a separate
area until they reach approximate-
ly 25 kg Iiveweight.
The environment into which the
pig is weaned is critical. It must be
clean and dry, with an initial
temperature of 25-27°C (80°F),
which can be adjusted slowly
downwards to 70°F. It is impor-
tant to maintain a steady, constant
temperature free from drafts.
Failure to do this results in cold
stress, poor performance, scouring
and death. An adequate supply of
fresh, clean water should be
available at all times (one drinker
per ten pigs). Space requirements
are a minimum of 12 kg of pig per
sq. ft. (25 lbs./sq. ft.).
Ideally pens should accom-
modate one litter but realistically
two litters (18) pigs are most often
mixed. This minimizes fighting
since any pig will know half the
pigs it is penned with.
It is apparent in most litters that
some pigs are too small to be wean-
ed. Any animals less than 12-14